Date of source: Tuesday, January 4, 2011
AWR's Hānī Hamdī continues to survey Egyptian newspaper coverage of the Alexandria church bombing. He reports that Tuesday's coverage focused primarily on Coptic protests, which continue in different areas of Egypt some three days after the attack...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Muslim Brotherhood member Magdī ‘Āshūr found his way to the Egyptian Parliament in the recent elections. The result, however, does not seem to please the outlawed group, which had decided to boycott the elections due to their alleged unfairness and falsification committed by the regime against the ...
Date of source: Monday, November 1, 2010
In an interview with Al-Wafd, former Intelligence Chief Fu’ād Nassār warned against the constant talks about Muslims and Christians in the media, lest the conversation threaten to dominate future generations. He called on people to stop interfering with sectarian controversy, claiming that such...
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2010
Over the last several weeks, controversial remarks by Bishop Bīshūy of Damietta and Islamic thinker Dr. Salīm al-‘Awwā have filled the pages of the Egyptian newspapers. AWR Chief Editor Cornelis Hulsman provides a recap of the events....
Date of source: Saturday, October 23, 2010
A source at the Muslim Brotherhood Shūrá Council revealed to Al-Wafd that six parliamentary candidates were given the green light to run in Minya. The candidates are Bahā‘ ‘Attiyah, Dr. Muhammad Sa‘d al-Katātnī, Bakr al-‘Uylī, ‘Abd al-Rahīm ‘Abd al-Salām, Isma‘īl Tharwat ‘Abd al-Fattāh and Muhammad...
Date of source: Sunday, June 6, 2010
This is a series of various recent articles with Copts making the headlines.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Pope Shenouda III of the Coptic Orthodox Church prohibited the insemination of women with sperm from a man who is not her husband with the aim of reproduction, considering the process as "full-fledged adultery".
Date of source: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Al-Wafd reports on the Coptic Orthodox Church’s alleged withdrawal from the Middle East Council of Churches. The Coptic Orthodox Church has yet to officially announce this decision.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 5, 2010
The Egyptian Ministry of Education and Teaching has decided to lead a change in the religious education curricula. The considered amendments will concentrate more on moral values in general. The decision created controversial reactions, especially for Azhar scholars. However, the muftī of Egypt...
Date of source: Thursday, April 29, 2010
‘Abd al-Wahāb Sha‘bān suggests that intellectuals’’ overuse of the term “citizenship” has led to a fake face of enlightenment without underlying substance.