Date of source: Thursday, October 13, 2005
About 12 million Egyptians are Copt, but there are at least seven million above the age of 18, who have the right to vote, but do not register their names in the voting books.
Date of source: Monday, October 10, 2005
Men from the Azhar and Copts for the first time played a role in the voting by announcing support for certain candidates.
Date of source: Thursday, October 6, 2005
Former Member of Parliament, Jamāl As‘ad slated Pope Shenouda’s recent statement about the low representation of Copts in local councils.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Pope Shenouda denied rumors that the Church would nominate a number of Copts for Parliament.
Date of source: Sunday, October 9, 2005
Since the state is comprised of a group of citizens affiliated to a certain geographical area, the author argues that Islam should not predominate the whole nation.
Date of source: Friday, September 23, 2005
Mamdouh Nakhla, who submitted a proposal to establish a Coptic party, answers questions about the objectives of such a party.
Date of source: Friday, September 23, 2005
Coptic and Islamic thinkers react to the plan to establish a Coptic party.
Date of source: Friday, September 23, 2005
Jamāl As‘ad criticizes the pope’s for insisting on representing the Coptic community politically, depriving them of their rights as citizens, and damaging the spirituality of the church.
Date of source: Friday, September 23, 2005
At this critical period of Egypt’s history, the author argues that position of the Copts seems unclear as far as modernization and political reform are concerned.
Date of source: Monday, October 4, 2004
The Coptic Association of Thamarat Al-Mahaba held a conference under the title of “Citizenship and Globalization…Copts in a Changeable Society” at its headquarters in Shubra, the heart of Cairo. This title was derived from the name of a book by the researcher and writer Hany Labib. Head of the...