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73. Fighting terrorism or permanent emergency?
Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Despite the public uproar, the constitutional amendments were approved in a vote in Parliament. While the government and its advocators assert the importance of the amendments in enhancing democracy and supporting people, the opposition considers them an enhancement of the powers of the ruling and...
30. Christian employee dismissed after she insisted on writing ’’Christian’’ in the ID religion data of a Coptic woman who converted to Islam
Date of source: Monday, March 26, 2007
A Christian employee at the Civil Registry was accused of manipulating data to ignite sectarian strife after she wrote ’’Christian’’ on the identity card of a Coptic woman who had converted to Islam.
29. Christians sue Mubarak after the Ministry of Interior closed a Welcoming Brethren Church in Sohag and prevented holding religious rites in it
Date of source: Monday, March 26, 2007
Resentment prevails amongst Christians of Jazīrah Maḥrūs in Sohag after they failed to establish a church subordinates to the Council of the Churches of the Welcoming Brothers.
15. Sally: I took off my Ḥijāb to prove that I am a woman
Date of source: Monday, March 19, 2007
A student who underwent a sex-change operation is told by the president of the Azhar University that she is not allowed to return in order to finish her studies. The student intends to sue the Muftī for the fatwá he issued that defaming her reputation. She removed her Ḥijāb to prove to everyone...
72. A court ruling permits remarriage of Halah Ṣidqī’s ex-husband
Date of source: Monday, March 5, 2007
The article explains the problem that Coptic actress Hālah Ṣidqī is experiencing regarding her divorce from her husband Majdī William.
68. Surprise, “Bibawi’’ who has been excommunicated from the church: Pope Shenouda prohibited teaching Najib Mahfūz’s novels
Date of source: Monday, March 5, 2007
George Ḥabīb Bibāwī revealed that the paramount reason listed within the 23 errors that the church hierarchy published as reasons for his excommunication was the fact that he teaches secular literature, including the novels of Najīb Maḥfūẓ.
43. The Copts of Naj‘ Ḥamādī have great respect for the pope
Date of source: Monday, March 5, 2007
‘Ātif Fāyiz Bibāwī asserts that all of the facts mentioned about his case in Ṣawt al-Ummah, in its issue dated February 26, 2007 are incorrect.
40. Matrūh governor and the head of al-Hamam City Council ignite sectarian sedition after seizing the land of the former president of the stock exchange, mistreating pictures of Jesus and the Virgin Mary and using discriminating language
Date of source: Monday, March 5, 2007
A quarrel over a 500-acre plot of land among former President of the Stock Exchange Shuhdī ‘Āzir, and the head of al-Hamām City Council ‘Abd al-Allāh Sālim and the governor of Matrūḥ ignited signs of sectarian strife between Muslims and Christians.
39. Sectarian crisis in al-Sāhil in Shubra after a Muslim child was run over by a car driven by a young Christian; security surrounds the area
Date of source: Monday, March 5, 2007
The death of a Muslim child in hospital after he was run over by a car driven by a young Christian, Ādil Ishaq, was about to lead to sectarian strife in al-Sāḥil area.
10. Wafa Costantine on Christian fasting at Wadi al-Natroun Monastery
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For the third week in a row, Wafā’ Costantine still dominates the scene in Egypt. Her story has become a burning issue, even more compelling than the Palestinian issue. [Editor: for a background of this issue see AWR, 2004, week 51, art. 13]

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