Date of source: Sunday, December 9, 2007
The article discusses the Egyptian Declaration of Citizenship Rights and highlights the new draft law for houses of worship that the author hopes will reach parliament.
Date of source: Thursday, November 29, 2007
Samīr Marqus discusses the social reality in Egypt, the Coptic file, citizenship and the laws and rulings issued regarding building churches in Egypt at the present time.
Date of source: Sunday, November 18, 2007
The author presents an appeal for the upcoming convention on citizenship rights, urging that the Church of Mar-Girgis, and its arduous struggle with obtaining registration, be recognized.
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2007
The article discusses the case of a church in Assuit, Upper Egypt, which was granted a license to renovate the church, but is encountering problems with security in implementing the approved renovations.
Date of source: Sunday, September 23, 2007
The authors discuss a road that was paved on land owned by the church in St. Marina, and the issues that arose following the road’s construction regarding the legal ownership of the land.
Date of source: Sunday, August 26, 2007
Watani presents an overview of the crisis surrounding a plot of land allocated to the church in Marina.
Date of source: Sunday, August 26, 2007
The article considers the problem that recently erupted in Marina regarding a plot of land that was allegedly granted to the church. The author presents an overview of the documentation in question.
Date of source: Sunday, August 19, 2007
The re-allocation by the local governorate of a parcel of land purchased by the St. Marina Church has caused much controversy. This article discusses the details of the reallocation, as well as efforts by Coptic protesters to stop government construction of a road on this piece of land.
Date of source: Sunday, July 1, 2007
The author discusses the “much-need” unified law for building houses of worship and the difficulties that it is facing in parliament. He highlights some human rights organization’s agenda for the law.
Date of source: Saturday, June 23, 2007
Sources close to Pope Shenouda asserted that the pope had received a phone call from a senior leader of the National Democratic Party to consult him on the issue of the unified draft law for building houses of worship.