Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2002
The text of a lecture on human rights and civil society in Egypt, including a discussion on numbers of exaggerated stories in the West, rumors and civil society.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Different reports on whether or not Christians in Islamic countries are persecuted: 30.1 Hermann Schalück OFM Persecuted Christians? Introduction 30.2 Johannes Müller SJ Religious Freedom - Aspirations and Reality Reflections on the Complex Relationship between Christians and Muslims 30.3 Theodor...
Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2002
Criticizing the press release of the US Copts Association. Some Copts frequently resort to claims of Islamic extremism if decisions are made they don´t like. This doens´t help.
Date of source: Monday, December 16, 2002
Emigrant Copts claim that Christians in Assiut are persecuted. They accuse the governor of Assiut of discriminating against Christians. They base their accusation on a story about the governor´s intention to eliminate the pillars that were built above a church in a village that is about five...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 6, 2002
The statements of Pope Shenouda are praised. The Egyptian press is criticized for criticizing Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 31, 2002
A Muslim saying that crucifixion is nothing but a fiction says what his religion teaches him. He may state this without the intention to be offensive to Christians. But Christians will feel offended. To avoid offensiveness, it is better to introduce Islam without saying “unlike Christianity” and to...
Date of source: Thursday, July 18, 2002
The author praises the statement the US Copts Association issued to declare that it supports Egypt in its stand on the Palestinian issue and proclaim its solidarity with the Palestinians. He says that the statement shows that emigrant Copts are of good stock and that their patriotism is out of the...
Date of source: Monday, July 15, 2002
The Copts Daily Digest reported that the website of the US Copts Association was hacked by a Muslim. The hacker reported he doesn´t like their website and wanted to scare them. The US Copts Association reported that they are frequently threatened on Muslim sites but were not able to produce more...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 19, 2002
The National Coptic American Committee issued a report including accusations about all the leaders of Egyptian churches and distorting the integral body of Copts. The article gives the comments of some Egyptian researchers interested in national unity and in the Coptic issue. The RNSAW received a...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 11, 2002
Al-Midan was the only Egyptian publication giving attention to the petition of the US Copts Association about al-Kosheh. It is customary for the US Copts Association to prepare petitions, demonstrations or other activities prior to a visit of president Mubarak to the US.Muslim-Christian-Jewish...