Egyptian Court Ruling Allows Christians Who Had Converted to Islam to Include Religion on ID Cards

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English
Sent On: 
Thu, 2011-07-21
Year: 
2011
Newsletter Number: 
10

 

Egyptian Court Ruling Allows Christians Who Had Converted to Islam to Include Religion on ID Cards

 

Hulsman: An Important Step, But Will it Be Implemented?

 

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July 22, 2011

 

(AWR) — Earlier this month, the Egyptian Supreme Administrative Court ruled that Christians who had converted to Islam but now wish to return to Christianity can be identified again as Christians on their national identification cards.  AWR Chief Editor Cornelis Hulsman says the decision is an important step, but that many Christians remain skeptical that it will be implemented... 

 

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AWR Editor Cornelis Huslman Responds to Al-Ahram

 

In the July 1 edition of Al-Ahrām newspaper, AWR Chief Editor Drs. Cornelis Hulsman is quoted as saying that Western media is both biased and inaccurate when it speaks about the status of Copts in Egypt and their relations with Muslims. However, Drs. Hulsman says that the paper has simplified and distorted his views, and offers this response....

 

 

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In Memoriam: Dr. Ahmad al-Sāyih, Azhar Scholar 

 

Scholar and professor Dr. Ahmad ‘Abd al-Rahīm al-Sāyih passed away earlier this month while filming an interview for the revolutionary-born al-Tahrir Television channel, speaking about his lifelong efforts in international popular diplomacy, to display a peaceful image of Islam and Egypt wherever he went. The world will miss him, his sharp mind, and his openness to people of all faiths. 

 

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