Date of source: Monday, March 3, 2008
The article presents the responses from Egyptian newspapers over the republication of the offensive drawings of the Prophet Muhammad.
Date of source: Sunday, March 2, 2008
The Supreme Administrative Court has ruled that Christians who have obtained divorce court rulings are allowed to re-marry. It obligated the Coptic Orthodox Church to issue re-marriage licenses for them.
Date of source: Saturday, March 1, 2008
The article reports on the reprint of an offensive caricature of the Prophet Muhammad by many Danish and European newspapers that was made just one day after a plot to murder of its cartoonist was foiled.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The People’s Assembly approved the draft law banning demonstrations in Egyptian houses of worship. The Muslim Brotherhood boycotted the vote and withdrew from the session, and the Minister of Endowments asserted that houses of worship are inviolable.
Date of source: Saturday, February 23, 2008
In spite of the water pollution and the dirty streets, other facilities are available in the Upper Egyptian village of al-‘Udaysāt in Luxor.
Date of source: Monday, February 18, 2008
The article reports on Egypt’s political, religious, and public reaction toward recent republication of blasphemous caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in Danish and European press.
Date of source: Thursday, February 7, 2008
The Shūrá Council has approved a project law to prevent demonstrations in houses of worship. The majority of Egyptian political parties and authorities approved the decision, but certain people have expressed their opposition to it.
Date of source: Monday, February 4, 2008
The Administrative Court has rejected a lawsuit that was filed by the Muslim convert to Christianity, Muhammad Hijāzī and has allowed Bahā’ī’s to leave the religion field empty or write "other" on their identity cards. The Egyptian press reported the two rulings and commented on the increasing...
Date of source: Thursday, January 24, 2008
A report on a draft law that demands a ban on rallies in houses of worship has been prepared for discussion before the People’s Assembly.
Date of source: Saturday, January 26, 2008
The author, Dr. Jāmāl Ismā‘īl al-Tahāwī, undersecretary of the Faculty of Arts, al-Minia University, sheds light on an interview with Pope Shenouda III presented on the Egyptian television on the occasion of the Christmas celebrations.