Date of source: Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Muḥammad al-Badrī criticizes Dr. Muḥammad ‘Imārah’s position. He believes that as a scholar in the Azhar, Dr. cImārah should not adopt such destructive ideas that seem to oppose the notion of citizenship.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
Majdī Khalīl highlights the absolute importance of the concept of citizenship for Copts, believing that Copts should focus their attention on having their citizenship rights granted to them. He poses a number of suggestions on how to activate the Copts’ role in the Egyptian socio-political spectrum...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2006
President Mubārak’s attendance of Hannā Nāshid’s requiem raised questions about the reason he was distinguished amongst other prominent Coptic figures.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
The author critizes an article by the German magazine Der Spiegel about Christians in the Middle East. She claims that the article distorts the reality of the situation in the declining Christian communities in the region.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
Prof. Andreas van Agt explained great changes in the cultural climate of north-western Europe in the pasty decades, becoming more hostile to religion and certainly not only Islām. Muslims needs to understand those changes in order to be able to respond better to European critique on Islām and the...
Date of source: Thursday, February 15, 2007
Egyptian security forces recently launched a massive drive against leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, since group-related students gave a military style rally in the Azhar University a few months ago [AWR, week 51, 2006, article 26]. Members of the group say that the crackdown aims at removing the...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 7, 2007
The Nubians express their loyalty to the Egyptian government and denounce the conference of minorities in the Middle East organized in Switzerland by Coptic expatriates.
Date of source: Monday, February 12, 2007
The Muslim young men accused of setting alight Copts’ shops are interrogated by the general attorney.
Date of source: Sunday, February 11, 2007
The article discusses Yūsuf Sidhum’s recent speech at Claremont Graduate University in California, and highlights Sidhum’s expectations for the reform that is anticipated in Egypt, and the problems that are yet to overcome.
Date of source: Friday, February 2, 2007
The article reveals a major scoop in the case of Muḥammad al-‘Aṭār, who was arrested on charges of being a spy. It is discovered that the Mossad [Israeli intelligence agency] is trying to play the Coptic card to jeopardize Egyptian national security.