Date of source: Saturday, July 4, 2009
Al-Dustūr writes about Ayman Nūr’s tour in Alexandria.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Seven Egyptian parties submit a document to the government that includes a general framework for solving Coptic problems.
Date of source: Sunday, October 25, 2009
Ayūb traces the Waqf system in Egypt back through its history. The article mentions that the golden age of the Waqf system was the 12th-18th centuries. The system was continued throughout Muhammad ‘Alī’s era and he used revenue from the Waqf system to fund his own projects to modernize Egypt....
Date of source: Sunday, October 25, 2009
The residents of Mallawī in Upper Egypt protested last week about a bridge over the Nile that is being near their villages but that does not yet have ramps that lead to their villagers. Local residents argue that they are being forced to use dangerous ferries to cross the Nile because of the lack...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 16, 2009
7000 Christians demonstrate in Egypt to ask for their rights.
Date of source: Sunday, October 25, 2009
The draft law for a unified houses of worship law has sat in parliament for the last four years but has never been discussed. In 2008, Watanī newspaper itself launched a campaign calling for the law to be effectuated, as part of the campaign Watanī asked a number of MPs for their opinion on the...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Ibrāhīm ‘īssá writes about how religion is manipulated for political purposes in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, June 28, 2009
Pegged to the Deir Abu-Hennes affair Youssef Sidhom writes about arbitrary changing of names in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, June 28, 2009
The article provides an overview of the quota assigned to women in Egypt’s People’s Assembly, and a brief history of women’s participation in the political scene in the country.
Date of source: Monday, June 29, 2009
The author discusses the dangerous rise in sectarian strife in Egypt.