Date of source: Sunday, May 29, 2011
Subhī Sālih, Muslim Brotherhood (MB) figure, said in the public conference organized by the group in al-'Abāsīyah, that choosing Coptic thinker Rafīq Habīb as the Deputy President of the MB's party Freedom and Justice will be a message to the United States of America to not interfere in Copts...
Date of source: Sunday, May 22, 2011
In the immediate aftermath of the tragic attack against the Copts in Imbabāh a fortnight ago—the latest in a series of episodes by salafis and thugs aimed at hijacking the 25 January Revolution—the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) dispatched a fact-finding commission to Imbabāh. The...
Date of source: Sunday, May 22, 2011
Dr. Mahmūd 'Azab, spokesperson of the Family House initiative, said that after the Lady of Salvation Church incident in Iraq, Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb began thinking of establishing an initiative that will include all denominations of Christianity and Islam.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
A group of Muslim thugs attacked Copts in Dayr al-Muharraq in Asyut governorate after a fight that left three Copts wounded by gunfire.
The fight started on May 23, 2011 morning when Copts hit a truck owned by Muslims because it was trying to hit a motorcycle belonging to Copts from Rizqah village...
Date of source: Sunday, May 22, 2011
A number of lawyers and human rights activists filed a report with the Public Prosecutor about the news story published in al-Wafd Newspaper entitled, "Muslim girl says Copts kidnapped her, tattooed cross on her hand [translation of the article by AWR]".
Filers of the reports said that the...
Date of source: Sunday, May 15, 2011
The Coptic Orthodox Archbishopric has issued a declaration expressing its sorrow for the fitnah sparked between Muslims and Christians in Imbābah. They appealed to the State's apparatuses to protect the peace in the country and apply the law.
Date of source: Sunday, May 15, 2011
The Coptic Orthodox Archbishopric has issued a declaration, along with Bishop Aghathoun, Bishop of Maghāghah, expressing their sorrow for the last incidents in Imbābah.
They also sympathized with all residents in al-Giza governorate.
Date of source: Sunday, May 15, 2011
The Patriarch Council, along with Catholic Archbishops in Egypt issued a statement that assures their faith that Egypt will pass all sectarian strifes. The statement was signed by the Cardinal Antonius Najīb, Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria.
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Date of source: Thursday, May 5, 2011
Watanī newspaper of May 15, 2011 published on page 5 full-page comments by churches in al-Giza. Among the 104 churches that published comments of one or two lines, AWR selected a few ones. The statement reads as follows:
Date of source: Sunday, May 8, 2011
It goes without saying that a comprehensive process for reformulating Egyptian politics is just around the corner.
The last constitutional amendments have limited presidential terms to a maximum of four years, with candidates eligible to serve no more than two terms, and have stipulated the...