Date of source: Saturday, February 18, 2012
The banished family of a notable Copt in al-‘Āmrīyah of the name of Abū Sulaymān opened fire on the locals who gathered outside the house of Murād Girgis, the young Copt who started all the trouble in the area, but his neighbors secured his exit with his property from the area.
Sāfī ‘Abd al-Wanīs,...
Date of source: Thursday, October 6, 2011
Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm, the director of Ibn Khaldoun Center, emphasized that he asked for a parliamentary quota, ranging between 15 percent and 20 percent for Copts. “Pope Shenouda stood against the idea and told me "We are not a minority and we not need a quota for Copts,” Ibrāhīm added.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Muhammad Shibl writes an opinion piece in al-Qāhirah, saying that Kāmilīyā, Wafā' and 'Abīr are three women who became the object of perennial contemplation by a group of Muslim Egyptians, the salafists.
These three women have alledgedly converted to Islam and that the church has later forced them...
Date of source: Monday, July 4, 2011
Al-Giza criminal court decided with regards to the first trial of 48 defendants in Imbābah incidents to postponed the trial to September 4, 2011.
Muslim and Christian defendants were separated in the dock, and the trial was under tight security measures.
Only 26 defendants were in the trial,...
Date of source: Thursday, May 12, 2011
Many women have staged a peaceful rally to denounce the latest deadly sectarian violence that occured in Imbābah.
The participants stressed the values of citizenship and tolerance and denounced the sectarian clashes.
The purpose of the rally, organized by the Cairo-based Egyptian Centre for Women's...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Efforts continue to resolve the issue of Church in 'Ātfīh. The church of Two Martyrs St. Mina and St. George was set on fire by angry Muslim young-men, after seeing a Muslim girl with a christian young-man called 'Āshraf Labīb. The church is located in Sūl village of 'Ātfīh (Governorate of Helwan...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Ashraf Madbūlī's article quotes Endowments Minister Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq, who says that the People's Assembly will debate a personal affairs law for Christians in the current parliamentary session. Zaqzūq also says that the government is "mulling a new law to regulate the building of mosques and...
Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
Sidhum begins by summarizing President Husnī Mubārak’s recent speech before the commencement of the new parliamentary round.
He provides a largely positive analysis of the speech’s content, saying that if his government succeeds in accomplishing the social and economic goals that Mubārak mentioned...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
The parliamentary Committee on Arab and Foreign Affairs and National Security strongly denounced the recent massacre at the “Sayyidat al-Najāh” church in Baghdad. It issued a statement saying that the act defies all religious teachings and that “houses of God” should be respected. They also called...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 8, 2010