Date of source: Sunday, December 25, 2005
Yousuf Sidhom, in his final article of the Coptic expatriates conference in Washington, presents excerpts of the papers that carried concepts vital for the future phase of Egypt’s reform.
Date of source: Sunday, December 18, 2005
In his ongoing discussion of the Washington conference, Youssuf Sidhom focuses on papers that offered objective views, extending bridges towards change and reform.
Date of source: Sunday, December 18, 2005
The article discusses the political system in Egypt after 1952 made people feel loyal to the system and not the state.
Date of source: Sunday, December 18, 2005
An examination of why only 20 percent of eligible voters took part in Egypt’s elections, and why so many voted for Islamist candidates.
Date of source: Sunday, December 11, 2005
The author examines the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, the way in which the American administration’s focus on democracy has benefited the group in Egypt and the dangers of abrupt political reform.
Date of source: Sunday, December 4, 2005
A speech delivered by Magdi Khalil at the "Status of Democracy and Freedoms in the Middle East” Conference, held in Washington during the period 16-19 November 2005, in which he discusses the definition of a minority, and the international community rules in relation to the treatment of minority...
Date of source: Sunday, November 27, 2005
This article discusses how the crushing of leftist, secularist, democratic and nationalist organizations and movements in some Arab countries, including Egypt, weakens civil society and could encourage extremism.
Date of source: Sunday, November 20, 2005
The author discusses the persecution of Copts in Egypt and his hopes that democracy in Egypt will improve the Copts’ situation. He looks to Europe and the United Nations for examples of defeating persecution and discusses the legitimacy of foreign intervention in matters concerning human rights.
Date of source: Sunday, October 30, 2005
Some Egyptian NGO’s have filed a lawsuit against the Supreme Committee concerned with observing the parliamentary elections, arguing that they pose an obstacle to observing the elections.
Date of source: Friday, October 14, 2005
The insistence on linking the market economy to democracy is, at its core, a return to a period of history when democracy and citizenship were marked by economic power.