Date of source: Sunday, June 19, 2005
Watani has been closely following the draft unified law for building places of worship, now under consideration by Parliament. The law was proposed by Mr Mohamed Guwaily, and was referred by the Speaker of the Parliament, Mr Fathi Sorour, to the parliamentary committee for suggestions and...
Date of source: Sunday, July 22, 2001
The Church of St. John the Baptist, in Assiut, and the Evangelical Church of Abu Hammad, in Al-Sharqiya, were given restoration licenses by the governor of Assiut and the town council of Abu Hammad, respectively. However, security forces intervened and stopped the restoration works in the two...