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57. Marqus Nakhlah, secretary of councils at the National Democratic Party: Pope Shenouda is sad and Copts are angry. Church leadership suggested Copts boycott the elections
Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2007
Coptic independent nominee to the Shūrá Council’s elections Marqus Nakhalah reveals incidents of falsification in the favor of the nominee of the ruling national Democratic Party.
55. On the Shurá elections
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
The author comments on the recent Shūrá Council’s mid-term elections. He believes that the coverage of the election was mediocre, and that poor press coverage of events is helping to further distance the concept of citizenship.
20. Christian candidate Victor Wahib: "The governor, his secretary and State Security Investigation forced me to withdraw in favor of an NDP candidate and when I refused they threatened me with the Muslim Brotherhood"
Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2007
Victor Wahīb Fām was the only Coptic candidate who ran for the Shūrá Council elections of al-Fayyūm governorate, but security pressure forced him to concede his candidacy in favor of the National Democratic Party candidate Hānī Sayf al-Naṣr.
12. Permitting ‘Urfi marriages raises a debate among Muslim scholars
Date of source: Thursday, June 14, 2007
Muhammad Sayyid reports on different opinions of Muslim scholars concerning the recent Fatwá that permits ‘Urfī marriages.
54. Copts are called to a more active political role
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2007
A Copt was forced to withdraw from the Shūrá Council elections in the interest of the nominee of the ruling National Democratic Party. While the church urges Coptic youth to lead a positive role in public life and calls to establish a Muslim-Christian committee for this aim, many Coptic thinkers...
26. According to Dawud, a member of parliament, “expatriate Copts are behind the substitution of Asian servants for Egyptian women,” while a nervous Georgette Qallini quotes, “What do Copts have to do with Saudi Arabia?”
Date of source: Thursday, June 7, 2007
Al-Wafd deputy, Muhammad Dāwūd, accused expatriate Copts of being behind the agreement made between Egypt and Saudi Arabia to send Egyptian women to Saudi Arabia to work as maids.
22. A dialogue with al-Jama‘ah al-Islamiyah
Date of source: Saturday, June 9, 2007
The writer tackles the question of “who represents the Christians” and gives his opinion on the matter.
16. Religious mottoes enflame the Shurá Council’s elections
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Days before the Shūrá Council elections, the electoral campaigns have witnessed heated battles between the candidates of the Muslim Brotherhood and the ruling National Democratic Party. Both struggling blocks have accused each other of violating the law and showing religious references on their...
67. Between political temptation… and the troubles of reformation
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The article discusses the establishment of a new political party: ‘The Democratic Front Party.’ It represents the opinions of different politicians on the possibility of the party participating in the Egyptian political scene.
41. ‘Ali Jum‘ah has breakfast with Blair at 10 Downing Street to reinforce Muslim-Christian dialogue
Date of source: Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, Muftī of Egypt, participated the international conference on ‘Islam and Muslims in the World Today’ which was organized by Cambridge University in London to discuss the different means of reinforcing Muslim-Christian dialogue.

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