Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2007
The following article presents the case of a young woman, Inas Fakhri Faragallah Girgis, who’s request to continue with her Masters degree have repeatedly been postponed, despite first having been approved by her university’s Faculty of Law.
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2007
For years, senior posts in the Egyptian administrative system have been granted to employees that officials have confidence in, rather than to employees who are both qualified and professional.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 8, 2007
The lawsuit filed by Mamdūḥ Nakhlah against the Egyptian government harms the fundamental issue of equality in the building of houses of worship and incites people against the proposed law.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Members of the National Council for Human Rights called to abolish article 1 of the unified law for the building of houses of worship.
Date of source: Friday, July 6, 2007
The author disagrees with what Kamāl Abu al-Majd said in the newspapers that Islam prohibits using mosques in expressing political views.
Date of source: Monday, July 9, 2007
Deputy-head of the National Council for Human Rights, Aḥmad Kamāl Abū al-Majd, allied with Minister of Endowments Ḥamdī Zaqzūq when he announced that mosques should not be a place for expressing political opinions or objecting to the ruling party’s policy.
Date of source: Friday, June 29, 2007
The unified draft law for the building and repair of houses of worship which was prepared by the National Council for Human Rights is an important step forward toward eradicating a large proportion of sectarian incidents.
Date of source: Sunday, July 1, 2007
The author discusses the “much-need” unified law for building houses of worship and the difficulties that it is facing in parliament. He highlights some human rights organization’s agenda for the law.
Date of source: Saturday, June 30, 2007
Citizenship Committee examines the curriculum of various stages of education and of the Ministry of Endowments’ Institute of Du‘ā’ to purify them of any text that contravenes the values of human rights and the principle of acceptance of others.
Date of source: Thursday, June 21, 2007
As sectarian clashes have increasingly been erupting, some have called for a unified law to arrange the construction and renovation processes of houses of worship whether mosques or churches. Some human rights activists and members of the People’s Assembly have proposed drafts to the parliament,...