Date of source: Sunday, December 25, 2005
The author discusses her reasons for attending and speaking at the much-criticized Washington conference entitled "Democracy in Egypt for Muslims and Christians."
Date of source: Sunday, December 18, 2005
The international Coptic conference held in Washington, DC is considered the first of its kind, due to the combination of participants, and the media attention the conference has attracted.
Date of source: Sunday, December 11, 2005
The Washington conference gathered guests from more than 15 countries from the Middle East, Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia, and the author argues that it was an important event that brought together disparate minorities from the Middle East and allowed them to forge new alliances.
Date of source: Thursday, December 1, 2005
Luzon called for equalizing the Jewish Arabs to the Palestinian refugees, deeming the Arab-Israeli conflict as not one of religions or territory, but rather a fight between democracy and dictatorship.
Date of source: Sunday, November 27, 2005
This article discusses how the crushing of leftist, secularist, democratic and nationalist organizations and movements in some Arab countries, including Egypt, weakens civil society and could encourage extremism.
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The Washington conference of Coptic activists called for a power-sharing deal, between Muslims and Christians, along the model of Sudan. They have also demanded that Egypt become a secular state.
Date of source: Saturday, October 22, 2005
In an interview with al-Ahrām al-‘Arabī, lawyer and politician Mukhtār Nouh speaks about the role of arts and literature in the Islamic state.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 9, 2004
A group of Arab intellectuals intend to bring suit against Muslim sheikhs notorious for their instigating of violence fatwas with the accusation of encouraging terrorism. 3000 Arab and Muslim intellectuals from Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Syria, Tunisia and the Gulf signed a memorandum for this purpose....
Date of source: Wednesday, September 1, 2004
Norway is now witnessing a huge controversy after a number of churches revealed that they held missionary meetings for Muslim refugees in their refugee camps in an attempt to persuade them to convert to Christianity in return for the church’s aid in receiving residence in Norway. This has spread...
Date of source: Monday, May 30, 2005
Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm said that he was jailed directly after he had written an article that dealt with the power inheritance phenomenon in Egypt, Syria and Libya and the growing influence of Jamāl Mubārak, the President’s son.