Date of source: Friday, September 29, 2006
The deputy head of the National Council for Human Rights (N.C.H.R.), Dr. Kamāl Abū al-Majd, said in a press conference that members of the council have unanimously agreed on the importance of amending articles 76 and 77 of the Egyptian constitution, which deal with the nomination of the...
Date of source: Monday, September 25, 2006
The opposition seeks to achieve constitutional
amendments which
reflect its demands that more authority be given to political parties and that presidential
functions be
reduced, encouraging a democratic parliamentary system.
Date of source: Monday, September 25, 2006
The recommendations of a seminar on amending the Egyptian
constitution called for amending article
2 of the Egyptian Constitution, after failing to achieve an
agreement to omit it.
Date of source: Monday, November 3, 1997
The largest spiritual gathering in France was
held recently
to show Westerners that not all Arabic speakers are Muslim and that there are a significant number of
Christians in the Middle East too.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 13, 2006
The Coptic Orthodox church restricts freedom and nobody is
allowed to express his or her opinion, to object or to disagree. Whoever dares to do so is expelled from the
church
and deprived of exercising church rites, which violates the constitution.
Date of source: Friday, September 8, 2006
Dr. Muhammad ‘Imarah writes about the reasons
behind the success
of the Islamic state.
Date of source: Monday, September 4, 2006
Dr. ‘Alī Jumu‘ah mentions the sources of Islamic legislation.
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
The author outlines a number of views on the controversial issue of whether to remove the religion reference from Egyptian identity documents.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Over the past few months, many Egyptian intellectuals and Christian clergy have called for the removal of any reference to religious affiliation from identity cards. Amongst these was Father Marqus ‘Azīz Khalīl, who stated in al-Maydān of August 16, 2006 that the inclusion of religious...
Date of source: Monday, July 3, 2006
Dr. Ikrām Lam‘ī states the reasons why he thinks Egypt is heading
towards a religion-based country.