Date of source: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 to Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Also related to the Maspero issue, Counselor Tharwat Hammād, the judge tasked by the justice ministry to investigate the acts of violence outside the state radio & TV building, ordered the release of three media people – Ibrāhīm al-Sayyād, the head of the news sector, 'Abd al-'Azīz al-Hilw, the...
Date of source: Monday, February 13, 2012 to Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Counselor Tharwat Hammād, the judge tasked by the justice ministry to investigate the October 9 deadly incidents outside the state radio & TV building in Maspero that left dozens killed or wounded, ordered the release of lawyer Najīb Jabrā’īl without bail after a four-hour investigation session...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 to Saturday, March 3, 2018
Tension built up between Cairo and Washington after some U.S. activists and officials in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were referred to trial in Egypt as the Egyptian military delegation abruptly ended a visit to the U.S. is scheduled to return to Cairo today (Feb. 8).
Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2017
One of the most important problems under the reign of Pope Kīrullus VI concerned those who were suspended from obtaining marriage permits.
Date of source: Saturday, June 24, 2017
The new Egyptian NGO law was widely criticized in different media and as a consequence we received questions about the status of the Center for Arab-West Understanding (CAWU) in relation to the new law. The following constitutes Dr. Hulsman's response.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Hāfidh Abū Sa’adah, a member of the National Council for Human Rights, said that the council will be addressing the President and the head of the government to demand that the justice minister, Mahfūz Sābir, apologize for his controversial remarks that debarred Ibn ‘Āmal al-Nidhāfa from a...
Date of source: Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Coptic Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical Churches will meet with the Ministry of Justice (Author's note: the newspaper did not name the person they are meeting) on May 12, 2013, to discuss a civil marriage proposal to include a new chapter suited to Christian needs (Sarah Hāmid, al-Misrīyūn,...
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Due to the pervasive media reporting both inside Egypt and in the international community, the violent incidents of May 31, 2008 at the Abu Fana Monastery is widely viewed as a sectarian confli
Date of source: Saturday, March 30, 2013
The Egyptian transition following the 2011 January 25th revolution has been fraught with controversy; among many has been the reform of the judiciary system. While the 1971 constitution guaranteed an independent judiciary, the following year President Sādāt presided over the passing of law 46 which...