Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The author reviews a session in the 3rd NCHR conference that focused on the issue of citizenship rights and the need to work out ways to avoid the occurrence of bloody incidents like those in Alexandria.
Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 2006
The review tackles the incidents of Alexandria, where a man, alleged by the Ministry
of the Interior to be a lunatic, stormed three churches one after the other, and stabbed worshippers while
chanting Muslim slogans in praise of the Prophet Muhammad.
Date of source: Sunday, April 2, 2006
A discussion of sectarian violence in Egypt at the Andalusia Centre for Studies on Reconciliation and Combating Violence and the Development of Democracy Group.
Date of source: Monday, March 20, 2006
The author reports on the arrest of four relatives of persons held in custody on charges of taking part in the sectarian clashes in al-‘Udaysāt village in Upper Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2006
The prosecution of Qinā has renewed the detention of 12 defendants accused of involvement in the sectarian strife that took place in the village of al-‘Udaysāt, south of Luxor.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Ni‘māt Ahmad Fou’ād states that Egypt has always embraced religion, both Islam and Christianity.
Date of source: Monday, January 23, 2006
Reviewer: ‘Amr al-Misrī
One person has been killed and around 17 injured in Muslim-Christian clashes in the village of al-‘Udaysāt, Luxor, after Muslims allegedly attacked a church, which had been built without a license. A local priest accused the security forces of being slow to intervene.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 4, 2006
While the wave of anti-Islam keeps rising in the West and some associate Islam with terrorism, Karen Armstrong, a British writer who specialized in comparative theology, defends the Muslim faith. She is highly critical of Tony Blair’s decision to support the U.S. war on Iraq.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 3, 2006
In a presidential reshuffle, Husnī Mubārak has appointed Copt, Maj. General Majdī Ayoub Iskandar, governor of Qinā. He is the second Copt to occupy this position during the past 30 years after Maj. General Fou’ād ‘Azīz Ghālī, who was commander of the 2nd field army during the October 6, 1973 war...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 3, 2006
The author argues that texts in the Bible are racist, in that they urged the Jews, as the holy people above all others, to usurp the riches of all nations.