Date of source: Sunday, August 7, 2011
For their part, the Coptic youth movement Maspero Youth issued a statement in which it declared its deep concern at the dominion of the Islamist currents. They revealed their total discontent with the raising of the Saudi flag by the Islamists, and said they were fully prepared to defend the option...
Date of source: Sunday, August 7, 2011
What had been planned as a “Friday of unifying the ranks” ended, as unanimously agreed by the Egyptian media, as a “Friday of splitting the ranks”. While the day began with various political groups, including Islamists, converging on Tahrir Square in numbers that came close to a million, it ended...
Date of source: Sunday, July 31, 2011
Coptic activists are against turning the Egyptian Revolution into a religious issue for Islamists took over Tahrir Square last Friday, during a protest. There were no agreements among different political groups before the protests.
Date of source: Saturday, July 23, 2011
The Egyptian Orthodox, Evangelical and Catholic churches said on Thursday that all Egyptian Christians are free to participate in demonstrations, calling on Muslims and Christians to put the interests of the country above all other considerations.
Date of source: Sunday, July 31, 2011
Military experts have said that the Egyptian people will not accept the existence of an Islamic state. Major General Jamāl Maẓlūm (Gen.) said, "Whatever the percentage of participants [were Muslim] at the rally in Taḥrīr Square...I do not think that the people of Egypt are moving towards a...
Date of source: Monday, July 25, 2011
The official spokesman of the Islamic Group, 'Asām 'Abd al-Mājd, was heard making comments after he left a mosque on Friday in Cairo, describing the protesters in Tahrīr Square as “hooligans.” The Islamic Group has denied these comments.
Date of source: Monday, July 11, 2011
Dr. 'Isām Sharaf handed down a mandate calling for the removal of up to 120 officers, including 15 Major Generals, alleged to be responsible for the deaths of demonstrators during the January 25 revolution.
Date of source: Saturday, July 9, 2011
Five-thousands Copts from the Maspero Youth Coalition organized a march from the Supreme Court to al-Tahrīr Square to join the demonstrators.
They affirmed that they did not receive any instructions from the church to do this.
Protesters arrived before Friday prayers and protected Muslim...
Date of source: Monday, July 4, 2011
Clashes between policemen and protesters on 28 June were a reminder of the lingering tensions between the security apparatus and citizens. There are different visions for how this relationship can be fixed.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 29, 2011
The Egyptian authorities must immediately launch an independent and impartial investigation into the conduct of security forces at demonstrations, Amnesty International said amid continuing protests in central Cairo.