Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
The ordination of a priest in
‘Udaysāt might open the door to a new wave of sectarianism. Hanī al-A‘sar
investigates the surrounding circumstances.
Date of source: Monday, March 20, 2006
The author reports on the arrest of four relatives of persons held in custody on charges of taking part in the sectarian clashes in al-‘Udaysāt village in Upper Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2006
The prosecution of Qinā has renewed the detention of 12 defendants accused of involvement in the sectarian strife that took place in the village of al-‘Udaysāt, south of Luxor.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 1, 2006
The authors write about the recent violence related to the inability of many Christians to build churches in Egypt. They purport that these incidents could lead to more incidents if circumstances do not change in Copts’ favor soon.
Date of source: Monday, February 27, 2006
This review tackles the clashes that erupted between Muslims and Copts in a village in al-‘Ayyāt, the Governorate of Gīza, after a group of Copts turned an old house there into a church.
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: Sunday, February 5, 2006
Yousuf Sidhom returns to an issue he feels has been neglected, given the dramatic incidents in Egypt in the last six months, that is the problem with religious identity and ID and voting cards.
Date of source: Sunday, February 5, 2006
Father Shenouda Marqus welcomes President Mubārak’s decision to annul the Hamāyounī Decree, which required a presidential permission for the simple repairs to church buildings.
Date of source: Thursday, February 2, 2006
The author comments on a few websites that he believes raise inappropriate questions about the religious situation in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, January 29, 2006
The author of the article mocks at the way some prominent figures of politics and religion rationalize matters.