Date of source: Thursday, July 30, 2009
The author reports on letters from politically and socially concerned Egyptian citizens
Date of source: Sunday, July 26, 2009
How Egyptians employ double standards depending on whether the victim is Muslim and the perpetrator Western or vice versa
Date of source: Thursday, July 23, 2009
A Muslim man refused to allow the opening of a door in a mosque opposite his home. The action angered the villagers who set fire in his home.
Date of source: Monday, November 16, 2009
The head of the Dutch Freedom Party, Geert Wilders, has announced that he will visit Turkey as part of a parliamentary delegation next year. In the past Wilders’ other foreign visits have caused considerable controversy.
Date of source: Sunday, July 12, 2009
Egypt resorts to religion in order to confront sexual harassment.
Date of source: Thursday, November 5, 2009
The European Court of Human Rights has banned crucifixes in Italian schools.
Date of source: Sunday, October 4, 2009
In his article Yūsuf Sidhom differentiates between the sectarian incidents that take place between Muslims and Copts and real cases of persecution that affect masses of Copts. He argues that the problems for Copts in the governorate of Minya are particularly bad and states that the file on them...
Date of source: Sunday, November 8, 2009
Robeir al-Faris provides a round up of the Cairo press this month. He covers the case of the murder trial of Marwa al-Shirbīni which is taking place in Germany, looking in particular at an article written by Ibrāhīm Isá in al-Dustūr that reflects on the Egyptian reaction to the case. Al-Faris also...
Date of source: Sunday, July 5, 2009
The author writes about the frustration people feel at officially imposed changes of the street and place names with which they are familiar.
Date of source: Sunday, July 5, 2009
al-Faris writes of the isolation of Copts in Society, the need for more churches, and the controversial 'Master Yacoub'.