Date of source: Thursday, May 20, 1999 to Wednesday, May 26, 1999
A long-awaited draft law that will regulate the activities of some 14,000 registered NGOs was approved on Monday by the People’s Assembly’s Religious and Social Affairs Committee.
Date of source: Monday, May 17, 1999
Three MPs submitted an interpellation about information published in a number of newspapers indicating that a group led by Dr. Sa’ad Eddin Ibrahim, Director of the Ibn Al-Khaldoun Center for Development Studies, has compiled a book recommended to be taught as part of religious syllabus at pre-...
Date of source: Sunday, March 7, 1999 to Saturday, March 13, 1999
Hassan "Karatiya" Sultan is still in Imbaba - but this time he is no longer wearing his galabeyya, opting instead for more western-style jeans and a clean shave. It has been a while since the television cameras came down to this neck of Imbaba, Cairo, to hear Sultan tell the story of his turnaround...
Date of source: Thursday, February 4, 1999 to Wednesday, February 17, 1999
The author spoke to Maurice Sadek. To his fellow human rights activists he's "crazy Maurice." To the government, he's a total pain in the neck. To the extremist Coptic groups in North America he's something of a hero.
Date of source: Thursday, November 26, 1998
Egyptian human rights organizations express their deep concern about the accelerating campaign aiming at sullying the reputation of the human rights movement and questioning its credibility and the patriotism of those running the organizations.
Date of source: Thursday, November 19, 1998
The article of Khaled Hassan contained much wrong information damaging the image of father van Nispen. Father van Nispen wrote a letter to the editor and asked the paper to publish his response which was done on November 26. The text of father van Nispen’s response is given in this issue of the...
Date of source: Thursday, November 5, 1998
Hulsman writes the press release contains false information and alleges an incorrect and absurd relationship to the Egyptian government and demands a rectification.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 30, 1998
Drs. Hulsman writes a special report about his investigation of al-Kushḥ incidents in August, where some Christians where killed.t 1,000 Christians in the small town of al-Kushḥ," police behavior and mistakes in foreign reports about al-Kushḥ. The report contains an evaluation explaining how the...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 13, 1998
Hulsman argues that there are social problems in Egypt but not persecution and that if the proposals for a law promoting religious freedom worldwide becomes law they could lead to polarization between Muslims and Christians in Egyptian society. He gives examples of stories which have been...
Date of source: Friday, March 27, 1998
The article sums up numbers or Copts in the countries of emigration as well as mentions several Coptic organizations outside Egypt.