Date of source: Sunday, October 11, 2009
Sidhum continues his series of articles that look at instances of persecution against Copts in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Minya. In this article he investigates the case of a church in the village of Safaniya in Adawa which has no toilets and the case of Nazlet Ramadan, also in Adawa, which...
Date of source: Sunday, August 2, 2009
The article reports on a clash between Muslims and Christians that took place in al-Hawasliya village in Upper Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, August 2, 2009
The author comments on the Abū Fānā reconciliation process that has been ongoing for over a year.
Date of source: Sunday, July 19, 2009
A church catches fire in a village in Upper Egypt. The author explores the stories surrounding this fire.
Date of source: Sunday, October 4, 2009
The article reports on a violent sectarian incident that took place in the village of Dalja in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Minya.
Date of source: Sunday, November 8, 2009
Robeir al-Faris provides a round up of the Cairo press this month. He covers the case of the murder trial of Marwa al-Shirbīni which is taking place in Germany, looking in particular at an article written by Ibrāhīm Isá in al-Dustūr that reflects on the Egyptian reaction to the case. Al-Faris also...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Comments on the ending of the legal criminal dimension of the Abu-Fana crisis
Date of source: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
On the difficulties encountered by Copts seeking to pray in villages that do not have a proper church
Date of source: Sunday, July 5, 2009
al-Faris writes of the isolation of Copts in Society, the need for more churches, and the controversial 'Master Yacoub'.
Date of source: Sunday, September 20, 2009
Watani International analyses two recent issues that it sees as indicative of the increasing fanaticism in Egyptian society. The first is that of a fatwá that stated that it is a sin for Muslims to leave money in their wills to churches and the second is the case of 155 individuals who were...