Date of source:
Both Pope Shenouda and the Grand Imām declared their rejection
of any foreign intervention
in the internal affairs of Egypt. The former said that he met the American committee to
defend Egypt and to
explain to its members that what the foreign press publishes and what the internet broadcasts...
Date of source: Monday, March 12, 2001
The persons mentioned in the Pope’s list for the elections of the Majlis al-Millī were the winners in the elections. The opposition demanded reformation of the order governing the council, and explained their opinion that the elections, restricted to Copts over 25 years who either have a college...
Date of source:
After examining the reasons on which the
court based its ruling in al-Kosheh action, the
Attorney General decided to appeal against it. The Judge,
who gave the ruling in al-Kosheh action, said that the
prosecution had the right to appeal against the
ruling and that he gave the ruling with a...
Date of source: Monday, November 6, 2006
Chancellor
Sa‘īd al-‘Ashmāwī complains about the lift of his police protection to
the Ministry of Interior.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The article deals with the issue of imprisonment of journalists, namely Ibrāhīm
‘Īsā, the former editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper al-Dustūr, as
the author suggests that the government is partially in favor of jailing independent and partisan journalists.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 30, 1997
Dr. Nasr
Hamed Abu Zeid laments having
been forced to leave Egypt for the Netherlands after being accused of
apostasy.
Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2006
The author reports
controversial statements by a leading
Brotherhood member during a symposium of the Egyptian Bar Association in
which he said detention centers
were the place for members of the group.
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
Veteran journalist Muhammad Hasanayn Haykal
speaks on
Al-Jazeera channel about his experiences with the Muslim Brotherhood and his meeting with the
founder and leader of
the group, as well as commenting on the group’s illicit activities, such as the
assassination of Egypt’s
Prime Minister al-...
Date of source: Monday, May 29, 2006
The article focuses on the referral of Sawt al-Umma
journalists to the criminal court over
accusations that they slandered judges by publishing a so-called
black list of judges involved in rigging the last
parliamentary elections.
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2006
The article deals with the issue of the defrocking of priests and monks as 50 clergymen
have been
defrocked during the past five years, the most recent of whom were two priests in al-Jīza
parish who were
defrocked for committing financial excesses and violating canon laws.