Date of source: Sunday, October 14, 2007
The author criticizes the media in Egypt for only furthering adding to divisions between Muslims and Christians, and the need to spread a culture of tolerance.
Date of source:
The report released by the US Commission for International Religious Freedom is considered by the Egyptian press to be one of the most critical reports by an American organization because it represents serious interference in Egyptian domestic affairs, especially in terms of education. Journalists...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2006
President Mubārak’s attendance of Hannā Nāshid’s requiem raised questions about the reason he was distinguished amongst other prominent Coptic figures.
Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
Majdī Khalīl discusses the forced disappearance of Coptic girls. The claims around this phenomenon are not new, however it is being announced more frequently. Khalīl discusses the reasons why Coptic families are more often daring to announce the disappearance of their girls, and the reasons behind...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Upcoming changes to the National Council of Human Rights are discussed and their impact on the council’s members.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
The Egyptian parliament yesterday debated the movie, ‘The Da Vinci Code’ at the request of several Coptic members, who demanded a ban on both the movie and the book for being blasphemous to Jesus Christ. The Egyptian minister of culture, Dr. Fārouq Husnī, vowed to ban the movie and to pull the...
Date of source: Monday, May 29, 2006
The review deals with a fatwa by Muftī of the
Republic Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a on the right of a non-Muslim mother to retain custody of
her
children in the case of her husband’s conversion to Islam in light of a lawsuit filed by a Christian
convert
to Islam who claimed the right to custody of his...
Date of source: Sunday, April 2, 2006
A discussion of sectarian violence in Egypt at the Andalusia Centre for Studies on Reconciliation and Combating Violence and the Development of Democracy Group.
Date of source: Thursday, August 18, 2005
Four young Egyptians, on a mission of peace, establish the al-Andalus Center for Violence and Tolerance Studies.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 9, 2005
Born under the ‘State of Emergency’, the author accepted the purely apolitical culture imposed by the Egyptian regime. She recounts her experience at the recent anti-terrorism demonstration in Cairo.