Date of source: Sunday, December 4, 2005
A speech delivered by Magdi Khalil at the "Status of Democracy and Freedoms in the Middle East” Conference, held in Washington during the period 16-19 November 2005, in which he discusses the definition of a minority, and the international community rules in relation to the treatment of minority...
Date of source: Friday, December 2, 2005
Many Egyptians have expressed their deep concern over the unprecedented number of seats that the Muslim Brotherhood managed to secure in the recent parliamentary elections. Copts, in particular, fear discrimination and prejudice if the Muslim Brotherhood managed to ascend to power in the coming few...
Date of source: Thursday, December 1, 2005
This is a translation of an article about the work of the Center for Arab-West Understanding from the Dutch daily newspaper Trouw.
Editor AWR: This article is very sharp. Senior editor Eildert Mulder has used formulations that Hulsman would never have used, but this is related to Mulder’s own...
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It is not easy to admit that the Coptic issue has become increasingly complicated since the emergence of political Islam and that relations between Muslims and Copts have deteriorated in recent years.
The recommendations of the Washington conference are similar to those of the previous conference...
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Suhīr Jouda writes of how Islamic investment companies swindled people in the name of religion.
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Wā’il Lutfī writes on the pressure the Muslim Brotherhood are putting on the government to ban certain works of art that they claim to be a threat to public morality.
Date of source: Sunday, November 20, 2005
The author predicts some of the resolutions that might come out of the Washington Conference on "Supporting democratic change for Muslims and Christians in Egypt.”
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The Washington conference of Coptic activists called for a power-sharing deal, between Muslims and Christians, along the model of Sudan. They have also demanded that Egypt become a secular state.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 16, 2005
The author criticizes the externalization of the Copts’ problems and provides a guide for solving these problems. He also discusses the issue of the renovation of churches and the reforms made by the present government in this matter.
Date of source: Sunday, November 13, 2005
Youssef Sidhom updates readers on the ongoing problem of citizenship rights in Egypt.