Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
Dr. Sa‘d al- Dīn Ibrāhīm argues that with the increasing power of the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamic political groups, the deletion and amendment of article two of the Egyptian Constitution seems next to impossible. He suggests that the only solution will be to add a new article affirming the...
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
Majdī Khalīl highlights the absolute importance of the concept of citizenship for Copts, believing that Copts should focus their attention on having their citizenship rights granted to them. He poses a number of suggestions on how to activate the Copts’ role in the Egyptian socio-political spectrum...
Date of source: Friday, December 29, 2006
Sāmih Fawzī denounces the increasing religious influence on Egyptian society, and calls for clear constitutional texts that prohibit religious influence on public institutions.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Dr. Yahy? al-Qazzāz, a professor at Hilwān University and a former member of Kifāyah, the Egyptian Movement for Change, believes that the movement has succeeded in achieving many of its objectives. It penetrated to the marrow of Egyptians’ bones, encouraging them to reject all forms of corruption...
Date of source: Thursday, December 28, 2006
An analysis of the impact of sectarian sedition on Arab policies.
Date of source: Thursday, February 15, 2007
The spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church declares that the Coptic problem does not lie in article two of the Constitution, but in the manner in which this article can be applied or interpreted. Justice implies specifying Islamic Sharī‘ah as “a” main source of legislation rather than “the” main...
Date of source: Sunday, February 11, 2007
The article highlights Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice’s recent trip to the Middle East, and the focus of the conference the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Date of source: Thursday, February 8, 2007
The interview with Muṣṭafá al- Fiqī, chief of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the People’s Assembly, is about the new amendments to the Constitution, the concept of the citizenship, and the Coptic political stance among these changes.
Date of source: Monday, February 12, 2007
The controversial Coptic activist ‘Adlī Abādīr organizes a conference advocating the rights of ethnic and religious minorities in the Middle East.
Date of source: Monday, February 12, 2007
Coptic students are arrested in Alexandria for allegedly selling anti-Islām CDs inciting conversion of Muslim women to Christianity.