Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Appointed to parliament for three rounds, Egyptian thinker Dr. Rushdī Sa‘īd speaks about his experience with Egyptian political life.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
The author argues that the government is finally beginning to relinquish its monopoly over the Egyptian press.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Nabīl Zakī believes that Egypt is now at a crossroads between a religious and a civil state.
Date of source: Friday, December 16, 2005
On a visit to Cairo, Michael Munīr, head of the US Copts Association, spent a week meeting politicians, party leaders and high-ranking officials. The visit coincided with President Husnī Mubārak’s recent decree to delegate authority of building and restoring churches to governors, which Munīr...
Date of source: Saturday, December 17, 2005
The author stresses the need for reaching a clear-cut international definition of terrorism and states that Muslim immigrants are like timed bombs, waiting to explode since they can be easily recruited by terrorists.
Date of source: Friday, December 9, 2005
Meunier, the leader of the U.S. Copts Association, recently visited Egypt and met with authorities. Members of the associated are angry that he did so without their involvement and claim that he had no right to speak for their organization or for Copts in general. He refutes their claims.
Date of source: Sunday, December 11, 2005
The author examines the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, the way in which the American administration’s focus on democracy has benefited the group in Egypt and the dangers of abrupt political reform.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 7, 2005
A summary of articles about a controversial document attributed to the Muslim Brotherhood, which bodes no good for the future of the Copts in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, December 4, 2005
Yousuf Sidhom writes about the Washington conference, whose resolutions have prompted a varied response within Egypt, with some calling the conference an act of treachery, and others attempting to understand the reasons for such a gathering.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 6, 2005
The author argues that Israeli-Zionist movements are attempting to take over Jewish owned property in Egypt to prevent it falling into the hands of Egyptians.