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42. The president rejects Pope Shenouda’s nominations of the Shurá Council’s appointees
Date of source: Sunday, June 24, 2007
The relationship between the ruling party presided by President Mubārak and Pope Shenouda reached an impasse after Mubārak ignored a request submitted by Pope Shenouda to appoint three Copts in al-Shūrá Council.
41. Coptic Church made a plan to escalate against the regime after Copts were excluded from the Shurá Council
Date of source: Friday, June 22, 2007
Outrage and a desire for revenge against the regime prevailed within the church after the regime broke its promise to allocate a number of seats to the Copts in the Shūrá Council’s mid-term elections.
30. What is happening in today’s Egypt?
Date of source: Sunday, June 24, 2007
Nabīl ‘Abd al-Malik attempts to sail deeper to the roots of the current socio-political, economic, and cultural crises storming the Arab and Islam worlds. He believes that Egypt, at the heart of both worlds, is affected by the changes taking place in the region, which appears in the sectarian...
57. Marqus Nakhlah, secretary of councils at the National Democratic Party: Pope Shenouda is sad and Copts are angry. Church leadership suggested Copts boycott the elections
Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2007
Coptic independent nominee to the Shūrá Council’s elections Marqus Nakhalah reveals incidents of falsification in the favor of the nominee of the ruling national Democratic Party.
55. On the Shurá elections
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
The author comments on the recent Shūrá Council’s mid-term elections. He believes that the coverage of the election was mediocre, and that poor press coverage of events is helping to further distance the concept of citizenship.
60. On dealing with non-Muslims
Date of source: Sunday, June 10, 2007
The author discusses the recent constitutional amendments, and the concept of citizenship that has been stressed therein. He looks back in history on the skewed perceptions of citizenship which may have caused the threat posed to freedom and social peace in Egypt today. He further underlines the...
59. Egypt for human rights
Date of source: Sunday, June 10, 2007
The article discusses Egypt’s recent appointment to the UN Human Rights Council. The authors wonder if it is a valid appointment, particularly when considering the fact that there are political parties within Egypt that use slogans that oppose the fundamental ideals of human rights and citizenship...
54. Copts are called to a more active political role
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2007
A Copt was forced to withdraw from the Shūrá Council elections in the interest of the nominee of the ruling National Democratic Party. While the church urges Coptic youth to lead a positive role in public life and calls to establish a Muslim-Christian committee for this aim, many Coptic thinkers...
22. A dialogue with al-Jama‘ah al-Islamiyah
Date of source: Saturday, June 9, 2007
The writer tackles the question of “who represents the Christians” and gives his opinion on the matter.
11. ‘Akif abandoned the Muslim Brotherhood’s intelligence
Date of source: Thursday, June 7, 2007
After Muḥammad Mahdī ‘Ākif assumed a leadership position in the Muslim Brotherhood group in January 2004, the group seemed more politicized than it had previously been. The group had strongly expressed its intention for change, and as such he launched an internal reform initiative in Egypt.

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