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20. 31 Muslim Brotherhood members and leaders are detained in al-Minufiyah and al-Fayyum
Date of source: Saturday, February 16, 2008
In a recent security crackdown, prosecution authorities in al-Minūfīyah and al-Fayyūm decided to detain 31 Muslim Brotherhood members and leaders for 15 days.
35. Azhar head says Baha’is are apostates that must be punished
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2006
The review deals with the issue of the Bahā’ī faith in Egypt in the light of a recent court ruling allowing their religion to be included in official documents like identity cards, passports or birth certificates, amidst an outcry from the Azhar and several intellectuals.
50. The Confession Sacrament; the most sensitive task for priests
Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2006
Robert al-Fāris reports on the importance of the ritual of confession for the Coptic Orthodox Church, as well as the qualifications of a priest who hears confessions and the regulations that control this practice.
30. Problems on hold, A dark comedy of errors
Date of source: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 to Sunday, August 21, 2005
Today I go back to a problem which I tackled on several occasions during the past months in Watani’s ‘Problems on Hold’ series, and which concerns complaints from readers against the Civil Register Authority (CRA).
37. Sudanese refugees disclose bloody campaign to end their sit-in
Date of source: Wednesday, January 18, 2006
The sit in of a group of Sudanese in Cairo ended in bloodshed with around 600 people being taken to Shibīn al-Kum prison.
10. "The Statement of the Hundred" calls for treating this reality... Closing the churches in order not to raise the feelings of our Muslim brothers!!
Date of source: Sunday, April 9, 2000
In this article, Youssef Sidhom wrote about "Unifying the rules that control building, expanding and restoring the worship places in order to achieve equality among all citizens in spite of their different religions." Sidhom wants equal rules for building mosques and churches.
9. The imperative of holding a "Dialogue between People of Good Will": Will the initiative of good intentions continue?
Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 1999
The Church of the Virgin Mary and of the Martyr Abanob at El-Kilj in Jebel El-Asfer in the diocese of Shirbin El-Kom in the governorate of El-Qalyubya is an old, crumbling, church. Built thirty years ago, its purpose was to cater for the spiritual needs of the Copts of the area. It has been closed...
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