Date of source: Wednesday, September 4, 2013
The legal adviser of the Catholic Orthodox Church, Amir Ramzy, said that there is no clear representation of Christians in the assembly. He stated that important points have not been included in the draft amendments, including the claim to change the religion after reaching the legal age in order...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 3, 2013
The appeal trial of Damyānah ‘Abīd, a Christian teacher from Luxor, who is accused of defamation of Islam and evangelizing among her students in Nag’ al-Shaykh Sultān primary school in southern Luxor, has upheld the misdemeanor of the appellant today, Tuesday (September 3). The appeal was made by...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Shī’ite and Sufī leaders rejected the Constituent Assembly, stating that it does not reflect the whole Egyptian society. Sufī leaders affirmed that they and the Shī’ite community are not properly represented in the commission and they are worried about being excluded from the Constitution.
Sufī...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Last Tuesday (September 3), Dr. Shāykh Ahmad al-Tayyīb, Grand Shaykh of Al-Azhar, met the institution's representatives in the Constituent Assembly amending Egypt's Constitution to discuss Al-Azhar's view on the new document and agree on the texts that they will present to the assembly. One of the...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Grand Muftī of the Republic, Dr. Shawqī 'Alām, has been chosen as a representative for Al-Azharin the Constituent Assembly. He commented, “This appointment is a national responsibility that I respect and appreciate.” The Muftī explained in a press statement that the Azharhas the first...
Date of source: Thursday, May 8, 2014
Security forces of the Ministry of Interior arrested 14 people accused of attacking police stations and the Church of St. Dimyana in Faiyum, as well as inciting for violence in different governorates.
Date of source: Monday, November 10, 2014
Human rights activists requested that the Ministry of Social Solidarity extend the deadline for several human rights organizations to validate their status, as they believe that the expiry of the previous 45-day deadline was a violation of the right to assemble and organize as guaranteed by...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 7, 2014
The Administrative Court has ruled to refer the lawsuit demanding the dissolution of the FJP (translator’s note: the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood) to the state commissioners board in the Council of State to give their legal opinion on the matter.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 6, 2014
A Copt in Sohag has given an example of national unity.
Date of source: Monday, May 5, 2014
Former Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidān has described the Muslim Brothers as hypocrites and that they say something and do something else