Date of source: Monday, July 29, 2002
Foreign Office Minister Mike O´Brien is “concerned by the abrupt decision of the judge today in the trial of Dr Saad Eddin Ibrahim, the human rights activist, and his co-defendants from the Ibn Khaldoun Centre. The verdict is difficult to understand and the haste of the judge to impose sentence...
Date of source: Thursday, February 2, 2006
Egyptian Interior Minister, Habīb al-‘Ādlī speaks out on a number of controversial issues, including the surprise win of Hamās in the Palestinian parliamentary elections, claims about the deaths of 19 detainees in Egyptian prisons and the increasing role of the Muslim Brotherhood on the political...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Uncommon in Egyptian press, al-Dustour publishes excerpts of the Human Rights Watch report on Egypt, 2005, revealing many problems in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
A list of the questions submitted to Egyptians, concerning the article, written by Yustina Saleh on the second article of the Egyptian constitution.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
A critique of the controversial work of researcher Yustina Saleh on the 2nd article of the Egyptian constitution, which states that sharī‘a is the main source of law.
Date of source: Sunday, November 20, 2005
The author discusses the persecution of Copts in Egypt and his hopes that democracy in Egypt will improve the Copts’ situation. He looks to Europe and the United Nations for examples of defeating persecution and discusses the legitimacy of foreign intervention in matters concerning human rights.
Date of source: Sunday, November 20, 2005
The author reports on a seminar on the problems facing democratic change and the involvement of religion in politics.
Date of source: Sunday, October 16, 2005
Had the Copts participated extensively in the recent elections, they would have proven a powerful bloc. According to official statistics, there are 31.8 million eligible voters in Egypt, of whom 7.3 million actually voted i.e.) 23 percent, while the Copts have five million votes.
Date of source: Friday, September 23, 2005
Mamdouh Nakhla, who submitted a proposal to establish a Coptic party, answers questions about the objectives of such a party.
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2004
The Supreme Administrative Court will give its verdict on a legal dispute between Pope Shenouda and the governor of Sohag over the Red Monastery in November.
After the court turned over the challenge pope Shenouda filed against the verdict ordering the removal of cultivated plants on 8 acres next...