Date of source: Monday, August 27, 2001
After the Constitutional Court annulled item 48 of the penal code, 12 lawyers from different political and intellectual backgrounds filed a lawsuit to release 15 imprisoned members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Date of source: Sunday, August 19, 2001
The Agricultural Directorate of Sohag refused to appoint a Christian senior specialist agronomist as a department manager and appointed instead his Muslim assistant, although the former is by far better qualified. The Christian agronomist filed a lawsuit against the Agricultural Directorate and...
Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2001
A group of Egyptian lawyers demanded the release of 15 leading figures, who were accused in the case known as the professional syndicates case.
Date of source: Monday, August 6, 2001
The Administrative Court decided to reverse the decision of removing the names of Mamdouh Mahran, editor-in-chief of Al-Naba’, and his son from the lists of journalists.
Date of source: Thursday, July 5, 2001
The Administrative Court decided to withdraw the license of Al-Nabaa newspaper for publishing material against the foundations of Egyptian society: religion, family, and national ethics.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 3, 2001
Tomorrow the Egyptian Administrative Court is to end the controversy about Al-Nabaa newspaper. It will also look into two cases filed by Mamdouh Mahran. In the first he tries to override a verbal ruling by the Minister of Interior prohibiting the press house from operating and in the second he...
Date of source: Friday, June 22, 2001
Egyptian Administrative Court ruled that archpriest Salib Matta Sawerus, member of the Milli Council, has the right to enter elections in the fourth district in Shoubra El-Kheima. He feels that Pope Shenouda giving him permission to enter the elections expresses his conviction that Copts should be...
Date of source: Monday, May 7, 2001
The Egyptian Administrative Judgment Court will look into a lawsuit raised against the Minister of Interior and the Coptic Council of Churches accusing them of dishonesty in the last Maglis El-Milli elections.
Date of source: Sunday, May 6, 2001
The Maglis El-Milli asked six of its members to conduct a study on sectarian strife incidents and report back to the political establishment. The study was titled "The Coptic issue in Egypt." It reported about the Hamayouni Edict, the Coptic presence in representational councils and assignment to...
Date of source: Monday, April 30, 2001
Azhar scholars were asked about the role of debating religion in the peace process and how it could serve to stop blood shed in Jerusalem. Dr. Abdel- Mo’ti Bayoumi said that religious debate is still trying to establish itself and that religions should debate among themselves to stop this assault...