Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2007
The abolition of the second article of the Constitution would not benefit Copts and would provoke their Muslim brothers.
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2007
The Egyptian government freezes the assets of 29 leading members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood. The tireless Brotherhood nevertheless plots to infiltrate the Shūrá Council to submit a candidate to run for president.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 31, 2007
As President Mubārak called for the Constitutional amendments, leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood group attacked them as they mainly aim at preventing political Islamic groups come to power. On the other hand, the media have praised the amendments, showing the dangers of the Brotherhood to both...
Date of source: Sunday, January 21, 2007
An electric contact ignited the wooden classrooms on the roof of Mār Girgis Church in Sīdī Bishr Alexandria. Security services ordered that a fire hydrant be installed in order to combat potential fires in the church’s neighborhood.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 17, 2007
In an interview with al-Dustūr, Dr. Ṣafwat al- Bayyāḍī, the head of the Evangelical denomination in Egypt, stressed the right of Egyptian Christians to proselytize their religious beliefs and denied claims that missionary activities in Egypt are financed by the Evangelical Church in the United...
Date of source: Sunday, January 14, 2007
The author wonders about the increasing coverage of Coptic affairs in Egyptian press, and points to a number of specific periodicals that have increased their focus on such issues.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 10, 2007
The Muslim Brotherhood has been suffering from the massive state drive to detain senior leaders and subscribers of the group. This started when students connected with the group initiated a parade at the Azhar University, which the state saw as demonstration of the group’s force toward the...
Date of source: Monday, December 18, 2006
The Egyptian press reports on the recent divisions within the Kifāyahmovement, otherwise known as the Egyptian Movement for Change. Seven members from the movement submitted their resignation following the culture minister’s comments on the Ḥijāb.
Date of source:
Echoes on the conference of ‘Laymen and the Church’ are still eminent in
Egyptian media. The review
discusses the crisis of Watanī with the church over the participation of
the former in
covering the conference’s sessions.
Date of source: Monday, December 4, 2006
Anti-Muslim Brotherhood releases in the Egyptian press.