Date of source: Sunday, October 17, 2010
Different people come up with what they consider different solutions for sectarian tensions in Egypt, says Majdī. He explains that the most important of these is the proposal to pass laws to confront sectarianism. He says the irony is that in the Egyptian penal code there are four articles that can...
Date of source: Sunday, August 30, 2009
At a gathering at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Arab writers denounce censorship and restriction of freedom of expression.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The author reported on the fourth annual report of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, which monitored 23 violations of religious freedoms in Egypt during April, May and June. The report focused on the areas of violation of court rulings, sectarian tension and violent incidents, security’s...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 22, 2008
The Administrative Court of Justice has decided to cancel the Supreme Council of Culture’s decision to award Poet Hilmī Sālim the State Prize for Excellence in literature.
Date of source: Thursday, April 17, 2008
An Egyptian administrative court has ruled against awarding the poet Hilmī Sālim the state literature prize. The poet has been criticized for committing religious contempt.
Date of source: Sunday, September 23, 2007
In a fit of anger at H...
Date of source: Sunday, September 23, 2007
The article contains the second part of an interview with Shaykh Yūsuf al-Badrī on the lawsuit that he filed against Mr. Ahmad ‘Abd al-Mu‘t...
Date of source: Saturday, September 15, 2007
The author Mus...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 5, 2007
The article is based on an interview with poet Ahmad ‘Abd al-Mu‘t...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Sihām al-‘Aqqād writes about the symposium held by the Tagamuc Party entitled, ‘Freedom of Expression in Danger.’ Mah...