Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
An article covering a seminar which took place at the Cairo
Center for
Human Rights on problems facing Copts in Egypt in which a number of famous Egyptian intellectuals
participated.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
The author
criticizes statements made by intellectual Dr. Silīm al-
‘Awā, in which he emphasizes that
Copts are dependent on foreign support in solving their
problems and that Copts’ conditions are very much
better than those of Muslims.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
Yousuf Sidhom talks to the youth
of the Mar Mīna church about the goal of Watani
newspaper, about the marginalization of Copts in
Egypt and about the role of women and youth in public
life.
Date of source: Sunday, April 30, 2006
Watanī
publishes the statement of
the Montreal Conference for Coptic emigrant groups and organizations and activists,
which met April 7 – 9,
2006.
Date of source: Sunday, April 30, 2006
The author reviews the development of the Coptic issue,
expressing
the opinion that the regimes of Nāsir, Sādāt, and Mubārak are responsible
for the rise of
Islamic fundamentalism, which has harmed Copts.
Date of source: Sunday, April 30, 2006
Ma’moun
Fandī criticizes Egyptian media’s silence toward the insult the
Muslim Brotherhood’s guide
directed to Egypt. He believes that one explanation for this silence is the heavy
presence of Islamists inside
media outlets.
Date of source: Thursday, April 27, 2006
This press review investigates the three
consecutive bombings in the Sinai resort of Dahab from an analytical perspective amidst growing suspicions
of the
loyalty of the Bedouins of Sinai to their Egyptian homeland. It also includes suggestions about the
involvement of
al-Qā‘ida network.
Date of source: Sunday, April 30, 2006
The author argues that the attitude of some Arab intellectuals who
encourage terrorism and show admiration of al-Qā˓ida’s terrorist actions can hardly be
justified.
Date of source: Sunday, April 30, 2006
The author argues that the killings
of Christians that took place recently in Egypt and
Turkey signal religious intolerance.
Date of source: Monday, April 24, 2006
The press review
deals
with the incidents of Alexandria, from an analytical point of view, in an attempt to probe the reasons for
the assault on three churches by an allegedly schizophrenic young man called Mahmoud Salāh, who killed
one
person and injured scores others while shouting Fidāk Yā...