Date of source: Friday, November 19, 2010
The article says that Egypt received the lowest mark in religious freedom according to the International Religious Freedom report issued by the United States Department of State. The report criticized the government’s discrimination against Copts in particular, along with Bahā’īs and Shiites. The...
Date of source: Friday, October 29, 2010
The “Egypt for All Egyptians” festival, which was set to take place at the Azhar Park today was cancelled following orders by the State Security. The organizing “Egyptians Against Religious Discrimination” group said that the order to cancel the festival, which was intended to oppose sectarian...
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2010
Over the last several weeks, controversial remarks by Bishop Bīshūy of Damietta and Islamic thinker Dr. Salīm al-‘Awwā have filled the pages of the Egyptian newspapers. AWR Chief Editor Cornelis Hulsman provides a recap of the events....
Date of source: Friday, October 8, 2010
The author claims that the past six weeks’ Al-fitnah al-tā’ifīyah is far from the new phenomenon it is allegedly portrayed to be by the media. He says that history shows that Al-fitnah al-tā’ifīyah has been an issue since the 1970's when President Anwar Al-Sādāt changed his name to Muḥammad Anwar...
Date of source: Sunday, July 4, 2010
This article looks at a new grassroots movement among the Coptic Diaspora which was established in Washington this past weekend. Almost 100 Coptic Christian community organizers from around the globe gathered to discuss religious freedom in the Middle East and future lobbying efforts for the rights...
Date of source: Sunday, July 4, 2010
This article details the Egyptian-German Young Leader’s Forum (EGYLF), affiliated to the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS), that has placed its faith in the relevance of interaction and dialogue among people of the world.
Date of source: Sunday, June 20, 2010
This article talks about the founding of the organization Egyptians against Religious Discrimination (MARED) and the media coverage concerning sectarian issues in Egypt, with regard to MARED.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
This article introduces further documents that record the conflict between the Church and the State during the 1980s.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
In this article, the author introduces documents that record the conflict between the Church and State during the 1980s.
Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2010
This article outlines a working paper released by the Vatican outlining the issue of Christians throughout the Middle East.