Date of source: Sunday, February 26, 2006
In this article, Sulymān Yousuf Yousuf presents his opinion regarding the different dimensions of the Coptic issue. He believes that conferences held in the US and Switzerland on problems facing Copts are the first step toward internationalizing the Coptic issue.
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2006
Mona Eltahawy writes against the repression of expression across the Arab world. The author notes that Arab “dictators” oppose the Danish cartoons because they think "freedom of expression” should have limits. The author redirects that call to Arab leaders themselves, arguing that they should have...
Date of source: Sunday, February 12, 2006
A fact-finding commission’s report about the incidents of al-‘Udaysāt contained some testimonies by Copts on the attacks Muslim villagers waged on a small church in Upper Egypt, in which two Copts were killed.
Date of source: Thursday, February 2, 2006
Egyptian Interior Minister, Habīb al-‘Ādlī speaks out on a number of controversial issues, including the surprise win of Hamās in the Palestinian parliamentary elections, claims about the deaths of 19 detainees in Egyptian prisons and the increasing role of the Muslim Brotherhood on the political...
Date of source: Monday, February 6, 2006
Hanā’ Hammād presents the report of the fact-finding mission of the Association for Human Rights Legal Aid on the sectarian sedition that ripped through Darb al-Nasāra, Luxor on January 18, 2006.
Date of source: Friday, January 27, 2006
The Art of Flight by Davin Anders Hutchins portrays the plight of Sudanese refugees in Egypt and how much they have to struggle for a reasonable life.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Nawwāra Najm writes on the protest camp of Sudanese refugees where they lived for three months, demanding resettlement outside of Egypt, and lashes out at the government for resorting to violence and mishandling the situation.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 24, 2006
A discussion of homosexuality and Egyptian law taken from a bachelor’s thesis on Egyptian law.
Date of source: Thursday, January 19, 2006
Nabīl Sāmu’īl Abādīr argues that NGOs promoting democracy should themselves be democratic.
Date of source: Monday, January 23, 2006
There are calls for an investigation into the detention of some Sudanese children, including 14-year-old Kashan Adnan, Leila, 6, Adele, 5, Amal, 3, Ibrāhīm, 2, and many others, after the sit-in in downtown Cairo was broken up by Egyptian security forces.