Date of source: Thursday, June 21, 2007
As sectarian clashes have increasingly been erupting, some have called for a unified law to arrange the construction and renovation processes of houses of worship whether mosques or churches. Some human rights activists and members of the People’s Assembly have proposed drafts to the parliament,...
Date of source: Sunday, June 24, 2007
Youssef Sidhom discusses the need to draft a unified law to govern the construction of all houses of worship. He provides examples of draft laws that have previously been proposed, and the issues that they faced in parliament. Sidhom believes that with this draft law being successfully enforced,...
Date of source: Saturday, June 23, 2007
Sources close to Pope Shenouda asserted that the pope had received a phone call from a senior leader of the National Democratic Party to consult him on the issue of the unified draft law for building houses of worship.
Date of source: Friday, June 15, 2007
Items of the Unified Houses of Worship Bill, which was submitted by the President of the Council for Human Rights Ahmad Abu al-Majd to the President of the People’s Assembly, caused a lot of controversy at a meeting held by the National Council for Human Rights.
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
The article discusses an incident of violence between Muslims and Christians. The incident started with a simple quarrel on the street, which appeared to have been resolved until the following day when the violence erupted.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
The Ministry of Endowments has blocked the construction of minarets of new mosques on the pretext of cutting expenses.
Date of source: Sunday, June 10, 2007
The article presents an interview between Watani newspaper and Dr. Muhammad Guweili. Dr. Guweili discusses the importance of having one law to regulate the construction of houses of worship, be they designed for Muslims or Christians. He considers what obstacles would need to be overcome in order...
Date of source: Sunday, June 3, 2007
Watani interviews Bishop Pimen, bishop of Naqada and Quos. He discusses obtaining permits for houses of worship in Egypt, the difficulties he was presented with in obtaining the license to build his own church, and recent incidents of sectarian strife.
Date of source: Thursday, May 31, 2007
Samīr Murqus writes about the danger facing religious diversity in Egypt. He explained that building churches in Egypt is a sign of Egyptian religious and cultural diversity.
Date of source: Sunday, June 3, 2007
Sectarian strife in Egypt has been a hot topic of contention in the media. The following article presents a synopsis of incidents that have occurred in Egypt in the recent years. The author considers the reasons behind these attacks, the similar situations that they share, that is attacks that have...