Date of source: Sunday, July 3, 2005
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer of Turkey has vetoed an amendment to the country’s new penal code that would reduce penalties for teaching unauthorized courses on the Koran.
Date of source: Monday, August 15, 2005
Difficulty to obtain written and well argumented responses in Egypt to biased texts published in the West.
Date of source: Saturday, February 9, 2008 to Friday, February 15, 2008
Hānī Labīb comments on the recitals of the ruling of the Administrative Court in the case of the Muslim convert to Christianity Muhammad Hijāzī who demanded the Egyptian Ministry of Interior mention his new religion in his identity card.
Date of source: Monday, October 7, 2002
The mother of a 13-year-old Dutch girl claims that eight Turkish persons raped her daughter because she refused to go out with them for a ride and preferred to accompany some Moroccan friends.
Date of source: Monday, July 29, 2002
Foreign Office Minister Mike O´Brien is “concerned by the abrupt decision of the judge today in the trial of Dr Saad Eddin Ibrahim, the human rights activist, and his co-defendants from the Ibn Khaldoun Centre. The verdict is difficult to understand and the haste of the judge to impose sentence...
Date of source: Thursday, February 2, 2006
Egyptian Interior Minister, Habīb al-‘Ādlī speaks out on a number of controversial issues, including the surprise win of Hamās in the Palestinian parliamentary elections, claims about the deaths of 19 detainees in Egyptian prisons and the increasing role of the Muslim Brotherhood on the political...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Uncommon in Egyptian press, al-Dustour publishes excerpts of the Human Rights Watch report on Egypt, 2005, revealing many problems in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
A list of the questions submitted to Egyptians, concerning the article, written by Yustina Saleh on the second article of the Egyptian constitution.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
A critique of the controversial work of researcher Yustina Saleh on the 2nd article of the Egyptian constitution, which states that sharī‘a is the main source of law.
Date of source: Sunday, October 9, 2005
The head of the Coptic church has made public statements about the political representation quota system, which Copts have rejected, fearing an increase in sectarian tensions and arguing that the quota system runs counter to the principle of citizenship.