Date of source: Sunday, December 9, 2007
The article is an interview with Sir Derek Plumbly, the British ambassador in Cairo who is about to leave Cairo and return to Britain. At the end of his tenure, Plumbly reflects on his feelings toward Egypt and how the country has changed.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
The article discusses the General Citizenship Conference, and the resulting Egyptian Declaration of Citizenship.
Date of source: Thursday, November 29, 2007
Samīr Marqus discusses the social reality in Egypt, the Coptic file, citizenship and the laws and rulings issued regarding building churches in Egypt at the present time.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
The General Citizenship Conference was held on November 25, 2007 and was sponsored by the National Council for Human Rights. The Egyptian press covered the incident from different viewpoints.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
The author quotes a statement of a human rights group, in which it defends the Coptic businessman Najīb Sawirus’s right to express his opinion. A few weeks ago, Sawirus was reported as attacking the Ḥijāb along with other features of religious extremism.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
The article discusses a recent meeting between King ‘Abd Allāh of Saudi Arabia, and Pope Benedict XVI, the first meeting of its kind, and the implications that this meeting has.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 21, 2007
The author Ṣalāh al-Dīn Ḥāfiz criticizes the Egyptian regime of misusing religious institutions, whether Islamic or Christian, in order to achieve political gains, warning of the harmful consequences of such policies.
Date of source: Sunday, November 18, 2007
There are clear elements of the pressure groups known as lobbies in Egyptian society and the world. The pressure groups play a leading role in the policies of the world’s nations.
Date of source: Sunday, November 18, 2007
Dr. Kamāl Ibrāhīm encourages Copts to have an effective role in political life and called on the Egyptian government to effectuate citizenship rights and the principles of democracy.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 20, 2007
The author records changes that have happened in Egyptian society, wondering about reasons that prompt Egyptians to abandon all the features of their own culture, traditions and even patriotism.