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I received an unsigned letter about a Coptic grievance. The letter is written in English with an Arabic summary. The title of the letter is “The injustices suffered by the Christian minority in Egypt.” The letter also reminds the reader of the raids conducted by armed Islamic groups against the...
The inclusion of movements of political in the process of democratization is one of the main points of discussion on issues of reform in the Arab world, especially as the political discourse reluctant to start political reform linked between democratization and the possibility of peaceful Islamic...
On August 30, “Al Manar Al Gadeed” magazine published an article written by Aboud Al-Zomor about reform in Egypt. The article is particularly significant because Al-Zomor was a main participant in the assassination of [former president] Anwar Al-Sadat. Al-Zomor’s article differs from what the Gama’...
This is the time of year when Pope Shenouda III pays a visit to the Coptic community in the US. All Egyptians await his visit because he is not only the head of the Coptic Church but is also an Egyptian symbol. Subjects discussed in the following interviews include: problems of expatriate Copts,...
Last week’s editorial inspired significant feedback from readers and friends, who were eager to comment on the exclusion of Copts from leading administrative positions. Although the question has been one of the most important long-ignored problems in Egypt, it surfaced again when the recent...
The literature and the slogans of the Brotherhood imply their hostility towards democracy. But today the highest Brotherhood juristic reference Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi announced a new interpretation that can be summed up in Al-Qaradawi’s words “democracy is the spirit of Islam.” Al-Qaradawi’s...
There are many examples to prove that Copts have minimal or absent share in the posts of governors, ministers, heads of state banks, state university presidents, as well as leading posts in the military and the police. All in all, it can be said that Copts occupy no more than zero to one per cent...
Religious obsession is sweeping through Egyptians’ minds. Muslims are obsessed with having full control while Christians are obsessed with withdrawing from social activities to look for the traits and strengths of closed communities. Such a tense atmosphere serves as a rich soil for the growth of...
The recent ten-chapter book of Chief Justice Tāriq al-Bishrī, “the National Group…Between Loneliness and Integration” discussed many faces of the issue of nationalism and the different groups living under that umbrella.
We are currently talking about the rights of Copts to run for the presidency as well as other state and executive posts. It would be just good to raise this matter in this time and atmosphere in which we sense an undeniable tacit tension in the air between Muslims and Copts.

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