Date of source: Monday, December 25, 2006
Head of the U.S. Coptic Association, Michael
Munīr, changes his political discourse and calls on the necessity to work in Egypt which raised a
strong
disagreement between him and expatriate Copts.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 21, 1997
Gamal Asa’ad
discusses the role of the Arab Christians, and Samuel Huntington’s clash of civilizations.
He rejects
outside interference in the affairs of the Copts suggesting that such interference is for the benefit of
the
US and is carried out on the pretext of protecting the human rights...
Date of source: Saturday, July 22, 2006
Expatriate Copts
held a conference to voice their demands, amongst which are imposing sanctions on Egypt and sending UN
forces to
protect Egyptian churches.
Date of source: Monday, June 5, 2006
The author affirms in his
article that the Copts are not an ethnic
minority that is separate from the rest of the Egyptian people, urging the
church to stop trying to play a
political role and to shoulder its responsibility of encouraging Copts to
participate in the nation’s
political process...
Date of source: Monday, April 24, 2006
‘Adlī
Abādīr makes shocking statements accusing Egyptian
authorities and the Muslim Brotherhood of
treating to kill him.
Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 2006
Tahānī Ibrahīm castigates expatriate Coptic minority
pressure groups and praises the exemplary
behaviour of the Nubian minority.
Date of source: Saturday, April 1, 2006 to Friday, April 7, 2006
This Coptic author Salīm Najīb, the head of the Canadian Coptic Organization, is criticizing the article by Muslim journalist Usāma Salāma, which he says was filled with anti-Coptic threats and warnings against the bids to internationalize issues of Copts in Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, March 31, 2006
The author writes about the strong relationship between Copts and Muslims in Egypt, rejecting the attempts of some Copts abroad to accuse Muslim intellectuals of harming their feelings.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 28, 2006
The article reports on plans by expatriate Copt ‘Adlī Abadīr to establish and finance an organization aimed at reforming Islamic ideology. The article also says that ‘Adlī Abadīr plans to organize a conference in Cairo to discuss Coptic problems.
Date of source: Friday, March 24, 2006
Usāma Salāma argues that discussion of the Coptic file in the International Committee on Human Rights at the UN, may lead to harmful acts against Copts who still live inside Egypt.