Date of source: Saturday, April 12, 2008
A conference that was supposed to be held on April 11-12, 2008 by Egyptians against Religious Discrimination [EARD] was hindered in the Journalists’ Syndicate when a number of members staged a strike in the syndicate and did not allow participants to enter the conference hall. Strikers claimed that...
Date of source: Sunday, March 23, 2008
Magdy Malak reflects on the scope and power of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and bemoans the lack of any real opposition parties that are able to compete with the ruling National Democratic Party.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
The article reports on the security harassments the banned Muslim Brotherhood has been subjected to just weeks prior to the upcoming local council elections.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Jamāl As‘ad attacks the presence of the U.S. ambassador to Egypt at the inauguration of a new human rights organization that is called Hand-In-Hand for Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, January 20, 2008
A workshop organized by the Forum of National Contribution discussed the role of Copts in the political life of the country. As well as other issues, participants debated the possibility of having a quota for Copts in parliament and the establishment of a committee to monitor discrimination.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 9, 2008
The authors outline short biographies of ten Coptic figures that they believe are the most famous. The individuals include pioneers in business, culture, politics and the arts.
Date of source: Sunday, December 9, 2007
The first conference of the Middle East Freedoms Forum was held in Cairo under the title: “Where is Egypt heading?” The following lines present information about the participants and the main subjects that were discussed during the conference.
Date of source: Sunday, December 9, 2007
Māhir Ḥasan interviews three journalists who presented their opinions on the future of journalism in Egypt; Fārīdah al-Naqqāsh, editor-in chief of al-Ahālī, Muh...
Date of source: Friday, November 9, 2007
The article reports on what it called the
phenomenon of Coptic members resigning from the Ghad [Tomorrow] Party, believing that one of the reasons behind
these repeated resignations was the new tendency by some influential members to Islamize the party.
Date of source: Saturday, November 10, 2007
Bilāl al-Dawwī reports
on the legal problems facing the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies, and wonders the problems could lead to
the closure of the center.