Date of source: Sunday, January 8, 2006
A critique of the Egyptian government’s handling of the Sudanese refugees protesting in Cairo.
Date of source: Sunday, January 1, 2006
Youssef Sidhom looks forward to a new year dedicated to national reconciliation, and equal citizenship rights.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 13, 2005
The Director of the Amnesty Spanish branch, Esteban Beltran said that Bagram, the main U.S. base in Afghanistan, Abu Gharīb Prison in Iraq and the U.S. Guantanamo base in Cuba are the sites of human rights violations committed by the "the largest democracy in the world.”
Date of source: Saturday, December 3, 2005
The muftī of Egypt speaks about human rights in Islam, arguing that Islam was the first to establish a constitution to protect man’s life and property and to grant him the right to freedom of belief and expression.
Date of source: Sunday, November 20, 2005
The author reports on a seminar on the problems facing democratic change and the involvement of religion in politics.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 25, 2005
As parliamentary elections loom, several NGO’s have applied for permission to monitor the polls.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
An example of Christian self-critique with a article from a Christian publication attacking George Bush’s (commonly seen as a staunch Christian) policy on the treatment of detainees (most of whom are Muslim).
Date of source: Sunday, October 9, 2005
A discussion of sectarian tensions and citizenship rights in Egypt, based on a discussion on Watani Forum.
Date of source: Friday, September 30, 2005
The Azhar University has welcomed a proposal for teaching human rights curriculum in the Azhar faculties.
Date of source: Sunday, September 26, 2004
At the opening of the Cultural Season of the Islamic Council at the Nour Mosque in Abbasya, Grand Imam of the Azhar, Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, emphasized that the kidnapping of the six Egyptians in Iraq is a criminal act, and that Islam denounces those who have done that, regardless of their...