Date of source: Sunday, August 13, 2006
The author says that despite continued delays, he hopes that the draft unified law for places of worship will be discussed in the coming parliamentary round. However, he expresses concern that the National Council for Human Rights has also produced a draft text for discussion.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 26, 2006
The human rights council
proposed to cancel the religion entry from the Egyptian identity card. The author reports that there are people who
support this amendment and others who reject it.
Date of source: Monday, July 24, 2006
The article concentrates on recent arguments amongst intellectuals and politicians over the removal of religious data from the Egyptian identification card.
Date of source: Monday, July 24, 2006
Sawt
al-Ummah discusses a controversial book
published by the Ministry of Awqāf (Endowments), calling
for the killing of Bahā’īs.
Date of source: Monday, July 24, 2006
The author interviews the mother of a disappeared Christian girl, Sārah. The mother narrates the story and tells the author why her father escaped to the U.K. in 1996.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 25, 2006
The Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) is to organize several workshops to discuss a number of issues, including the recently proposed unified law for houses of worship and amendments to some articles of the laws governing civil society organizations in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, July 24, 2006
The article discusses reasons for drafting a unified
law for houses of worship. The author notes that this will solve sectarian problems that flare up in Egypt
sometimes.
Date of source: Sunday, July 16, 2006
The author of the article raises doubts about the purpose of certain human rights organizations that he claims are bringing Egypt into disrepute.
Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006 to Friday, July 7, 2006
The National Council of Human rights discusses the proposed unified law for houses of worship in Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, June 30, 2006
The article
focuses on the organizations that are defaming the Egyptian system internationally
describing it as being
oppressive, violating human rights and doing nothing positive for the country’s
development.