Date of source: Monday, January 2, 2006
Expatriate Copts have claimed that Copts applying for visas to the U.S. are suffering discrimination from Muslim extremists at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. The embassy has refuted all such allegations.
Date of source: Sunday, January 1, 2006
Youssef Sidhom looks forward to a new year dedicated to national reconciliation, and equal citizenship rights.
Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2005
The author argues that there is a need for a return to the Christian values of amity, peace and acceptance of others.
Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2005
After negotiations failed to end a three month long sit in being staged by Sudanese refugees in a public square in central Cairo, security forces took measures to end the protest, resulting in a stampede, which killed 25 Sudanese. 76 Egyptian policemen were also injured after demonstrators hurled...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 3, 2006
The author accuses the paper of dealing with The Da Vinci Code in a superficial and non-scientific way. In a bid to dodge accusations that it attacked the beliefs of the Copts, the paper stated that it spoke about the western Catholic Church and the Vatican.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 3, 2006
In the month of January, Egyptian Christians celebrate Eastern Christmas, and Muslims celebrate the festival of ‘Īd al-Adha.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
Positive reactions to the appointment of Copt, Maj. General Majdī Ayoub Iskandar, as governor of Qinā.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 3, 2006
In a presidential reshuffle, Husnī Mubārak has appointed Copt, Maj. General Majdī Ayoub Iskandar, governor of Qinā. He is the second Copt to occupy this position during the past 30 years after Maj. General Fou’ād ‘Azīz Ghālī, who was commander of the 2nd field army during the October 6, 1973 war...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 3, 2006
The author argues that texts in the Bible are racist, in that they urged the Jews, as the holy people above all others, to usurp the riches of all nations.
Date of source: Monday, January 2, 2006
The author argues that if Israel is going to benefit from Egyptians’ visit to Jerusalem, then such plans should be cancelled, not due to Egyptian Christians’ religious identity, but their national identity as Egyptians.