Date of source: Thursday, February 7, 2013
“People hear about people and think in clichés and stereotypes.
Now they were able to challenge and counterbalance me.”
Ṭāriq Shaʿlān about the New Arab Debates.
Co-founder and head of the economic committee of the new al-Waṭan Party, Ṭāriq Shaʿlān, engaged in an intense debate with lawyer Ghādāh...
Date of source: Saturday, January 26, 2013
As I write about life here in Maadi I cannot help myself becoming more and more sceptical and worried about the future of Egyptian society; usually I am a very optimistic and positive person but life for many has become more and more harsh over the last three years and I find myself like many...
Date of source: Thursday, January 17, 2013
This meeting took place in the headquarters of the Freedom and Justice Party opposite the Ministry of Interior on December 11, 2012, only days before the referendum on December 15. This report has been approved by the SGP delegation and Dr. Walīd al-Haddād in a second meeting of Diana Serôdio with...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 16, 2013
On December 10, an SGP delegation met with Coptic Orthodox Bishop Musa about the draft Constitution and the place of Christians in Egypt. Michael Burslem did the language editing of this text and placed some comments. This text was sent to the SGP delegation for approval. Bishop Mūsā, however,...
Date of source: Thursday, January 3, 2013
The Egyptian revolution of January 25th brought hope for better Muslim-Christian relations, but unfortunately it did not take long for the hopes for many to evaporate. Optimism for better relations is still there, but many more feel that almost two years after the revolution tensions have increased...
Date of source: Friday, September 14, 2012
The European Parliament decided to grant asylum to Copts, which I see as a good decision. First, because I see the need for Christians of the Middle East to leave the region because they have to be saved from Islamists who are controlling the Middle East.
I see the need for a world charity...
Date of source: Monday, September 10, 2012
Former Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Fāyzah Abū al-Najā, witnessed before the Cairo Criminal Court yesterday September 9, 2012 in the case of foreign funds.
She said that the United States of America deliberatly did not inform the Egyptian government about funding unlicensed...
Date of source: Friday, September 7, 2012
The Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb said that the era of a single-party system in Egypt is gone and was replaced by a great model of solidarity between political powers. He said this during his meeting with the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Bob Carr and...
Date of source: Thursday, September 6, 2012
The Azhar senior scholars, headed by the Azhar's Grand Shaykh, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, met on September 5, 2012 to discuss Article II in the Egyptian Constitution. They recommended that Article II remain in the Constitution as it was in 1971 Constitution without any amendments. They also recommended...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Shūrá Council appointed yesterday (September 4, 2012) heads of state-run Egyptian newspapers. The re-shuffle included: Mamdūh al-Walī as head of Akhbār al-Yawm, Mustafá Abū Zayd as head of Dār al-Tahrīr association, Yahyá Zakarīyā Ghānim as head of Dār al-Hilāl association, Kamāl al-Dīn Mahjūb as...