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In light of growing rates and allegations of religious persecution, the United States decided to adopt religious freedom as one of the main pillars of its foreign policy in 1998. This piece of legislation, referred to as the Religious Freedom Act, stirred considerable controversy....
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This conference was held at Ibn Khaldūn Center for Development Studies in the event of the second conference on minorities. Several speeches were given especially on the Coptic rights in Egypt and related to the Muslim Christian incident of 1996 in Kafr Dimyān (Delta) and the terrorist...
Date of source: Saturday, November 13, 2010
Ramzī Zaqlamah discusses whether determining the specific number of Copts in Egypt is important. He says an accurate number does not exist because Copts tend to over-count and Muslims usually tend to under-count, wrongfully linking population numbers with rights and duties towards the nation. He...
Date of source: Saturday, June 20, 2009
Ramzī Zaqlamah bemoans the sectarian nature of life in Egypt. He calls on the government to treat the troubles spreading in the Egyptian society before it is too late.
Date of source: Saturday, September 13, 2008
The author discusses his friendly relations with a Muslim man, and comments on alleged incidents of sectarian sedition.
Date of source: Saturday, October 25, 2008
Ramzī Zaqlamah comments on the concept of citizenship and what it should mean to all Egyptians.
Date of source: Saturday, March 24, 2007
The article confirms that Egyptians will never forget those criminals who killed our prisoners of war.
Date of source: Friday, May 25, 2007
The Center for Arab-West Understanding presents its annual report for 2006, highlighting the objectives achieved and the goals for the upcoming year. 2006 was landmarked by growing toward the Center for Arab-West Understanding, and laying the basis for an electronic documentation center.
Date of source: Saturday, January 27, 2007
Muslims and Christians are brothers in citizenship. He calls on Copts to wake up and discard passiveness to lead an active and instructive role for the good of Egypt together with their Muslim brothers.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 11, 2007
AWR’s last interview with the late Dr. Isaac Fānūs.
Comments on self-censorship, such as that of Dr. Otto Meinardus’ differences in writing and saying, which makes it hard for students of the church in Egypt to get a good understanding of the church’s position.
Father Basilius of the Monastery of...