Date of source: Monday, January 6, 2003
The author criticizes the objections of some Copts to present Coptic characters with bad traits in TV drama. He believes that it is a fact of life to have good and bad Muslims and Christians.
Date of source: Monday, January 6, 2003
Changing election system from electing independent candidates to a list system will present difficulties for the Muslim Brotherhood to enter the parliament. The group looks for a political party that its candidates can join to be able to stand for elections. The dilemma is that the Labor Party, a...
Date of source: Monday, September 19, 2005
A recent fatwa issued by the Grand Imām of the Azhar, Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, on the normalization of relations with Israel, has triggered heated debate among Muslim scholars.
Date of source: Monday, September 12, 2005
There have been a high number of religious conversions reported in the press in recent months. Islamist and Evangelical groups are capitalizing on financial hardship by bribing people to change their religion, against the rules of Islam.
Date of source: Monday, September 12, 2005
A Christian asked for police protection from his family, who he alleges assaulted him when he informed them of his intention to convert to Islam. The man has also asked the security forces to assist him in completing the conversion procedures.
Date of source: Monday, September 12, 2005
The six applicants have notified the civil status department in the Cairo district of al-
Date of source: Monday, September 12, 2005
When a police officer refused to obey superiors’ orders and divorce his Coptic wife, he claims that the Ministry of the Interior framed him, accusing him of stealing a gun and a car. He was acquitted by the South Cairo Court in September.
Date of source: Monday, August 22, 2005
Egypt’s Armenian Orthodox Patriarchy has accused the state of practicing discrimination between it and the Orthodox Copts, led by Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark.
Date of source: Monday, September 19, 2005
‘Adlī Abādīr has been a prominent figure on the Egyptian political scene in recent years. He is known for his extreme approach to political issues and many have accused him of inciting sectarianism in his speeches.
Date of source: Monday, September 19, 2005
George Ishāq, coordinator for the Egyptian Movement for Change (Kifāya), calls Egypt’s presidential elections on September 7 a day of rebirth for the movement.