Date of source: Friday, August 31, 2007
‘Amr Bayyūmī reports on a complaint filed by Samīr al-Shishtāwī, the head of the Egyptian Organization for National Unity, against Counselor Najīb Jibrā’īl, head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights, who was accused of igniting sectarian sedition and attempting to tarnish the image of Islam in...
Date of source: Sunday, September 2, 2007
The author discusses the case of Mario and Andrew, and the problems that they continue to face in continuing their education.
Date of source: Monday, August 27, 2007
Counselor Najīb Jabrā’īl accused the police of complicity in the detention of Engy’s father and relatives and of refraining from arresting the girl’s abductor while police chief investigation said that Engy’s father did not file a communiqué on the girl’s disappearance.
Date of source: Saturday, August 18, 2007
Following the arrest of both Dr. ‘Ādil Fawzī, representative of the Middle East Christian Association in Egypt, and his assistant Peter ‘Izzat, expatriate Copts are trying to establish a global Coptic union that will assemble various Coptic organizations working in Egypt and abroad.
Date of source: Saturday, August 18, 2007
The Assiut prosecution has summoned a Muslim man for investigation on allegations of kidnapping or convincing an underage Christian girl to convert to Islam.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Recently, there have been several calls for an administrative change in the Coptic Orthodox Church. A member of the Community Council announced that the church has formed a committee to discuss the proposed changes and amendments. The following lines will present different clergy and laymen’s...
Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2007
The case of the Coptic born twins Mario and Andrew is escalating. The Coptic mother’s lawyer held a press conference in which he called on the UN to intervene to resolve the problem. The Coptic Orthodox Church has rejected any foreign interference in the case, even if it is from expatriate Copts,...
Date of source: Monday, August 6, 2007
Actress Hālah Ṣidqī’s second marriage caused a storm of protest within Coptic circles, especially because there are more than 20,000 cases of divorced Christians who are unable to remarry because of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s refusal to grant them marriage permissions.
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2007
The issue of minor Christian girls who disappear took a new course last week when Counselor Najīb Jibrāʾīl submitted a legal memorandum to the general prosecutor about the issue.
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2007 to Friday, August 10, 2007
There is no legislative standard in determining who is granted custody of the children in case of the parents’ divorce as a result of the father’s conversion. Similar cases are treated on a different basis with different results. An Egyptian lawyer said the situation was menacing sectarian sedition...