Date of source: Thursday, January 17, 2013
This meeting took place in a hotel on December 12, 2012, only days before the referendum on December 15. The text in this report has been approved by both the SGP delegation and Dr. George Missīhah.
Date of source: Saturday, November 19, 2011
Calm and composed, 26-year-old Shahīr Ishaq was a university student only a few short years ago. Now, he is campaigning for a seat in the first parliament of Egypt’s post-Husnī Mubārak era. Ishaq is one of a handful of youth activists, who were instrumental in the protest movement that ousted the...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
A total of 70 Copts nationwide have decided to run in the forthcoming presidential elections, a figure almost the same as those who used to run in elections during the past 30 years.
Date of source: Monday, October 24, 2011
Copts in Egypt, according to a Civil Registry Department official citing birth certificates and National ID cards, are 20 million.
Date of source: Thursday, September 22, 2011
George Ishāq, political activist and member of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), said that he grew his beard to tell all the Egyptian people that a beard is not only for Islamists, and this is proof that all of Egyptian society is one.
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Date of source: Sunday, September 11, 2011
Parties and political forces expressed the same currents of dissatisfaction and deep concern over the events in Egypt yesterday (September 10) of assault and damage to buildings and vital installations.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 13, 2011
The cabinet decided to conduct a shakeup in the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) to oust all the old faces belonging to the former ruling National Democratic Party (NDP).
The new lineup included several Coptic figures like Dr. Butrus Butrus Ghālī as chairman as well as Dr. Iskandar Ghatās...
Date of source: Sunday, February 27, 2011
AWR was pleased to cooperate with Encounter, a program of ABC radio, Australia. For the interviews and transcript of ABC please check this address: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/encounter/stories/2011/3147651.htm#transcript
Date of source: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The Egyptian religious establishment adhered to its position of favoring stability and opposing the spread of chaos and sabotage. It has also supported the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and the five communiqués it has issued since it took over following the stepping down of President Ḥusnī...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 27, 2010
At a conference organized by the Syndicate of Egyptian Journalists, Islamic thinker Dr. Safwat al-Hijāzī criticized shaykhs working at the recently shut-down religious satellite channels for their passive attitudes. He said that the authorities proposed four conditions, which, if met, would allow...