Date of source: Sunday, February 13, 2011
During the second week of the protests in Egypt rumors spread through the Internet that Ambassador Muhammad Rifa’a al-Tahtawi, official spokesman for the Azhar, had submitted his resignation to Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, Grand Imām of the Azhar.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Jayson Casper previews the "Day of Wrath," a protest by Egyptian opposition parties that corresponds with Egypt's Police Day holiday...
Date of source: Sunday, December 12, 2010
'Ādīl al-Durjulī interviewed Georgette Qalīnī, a former member of parliament by appointment. Qalīnī related the reason for not being appointed in this parliament for what is well-know that appointing in the parliament can only be twice, and she was appointed twice already.
She excluded the reason...
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2011
Inspired by Tunisian Muhammad Bu‘Āzīzī, who burned himself and thereby triggered the Tunisian “Jasmine Revolt,” several Egyptians have set themselves ablaze during the last week.
“Egypt has not witnessed this phenomenon before, and never saw murder and killings like now,” said Shaykh Salāh ‘Abū...
Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2011
The Egyptian Gazette reports that Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood groups says that the same reasons and motivations that caused the recent uprising in Tunisia are present in Egypt, as well.
They perceive the Tunisian developments as a message to oppressive Arab leaders and call the Egyptian government...
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2011
Al-Wafd reports that the Coptic Orthodox Church is calling on its members to boycott the demonstrations to be held on Tuesday in protest of the government.
Archpriest ‘Abd al-Masīh Basīt of the Church of the Virgin Mary at Musturud, Qalyubia has called on the Coptic masses in Egypt and abroad...
Date of source: Thursday, January 20, 2011
The article discusses the Tunisia inspired self-torching in Egypt, which has so far been limited to Muslim men. It emphasized that “all the divine religions condemn a person, who commits suicide as a non-believer”. Furthermore, the article at hand points out that since the Tunisia events suicide...
Date of source: Friday, January 14, 2011
This story reports on the recent calls for realizing former president Anwar al-Sādāt’s vision of a unified state with equal rights and duties for all citizens. In the past, it was the upcoming October War in 1973 that motivated Sadat to introduce a bill on national unity. Today, it is the...
Date of source: Friday, December 10, 2010
During his lecture at the Egyptian Society for Culture and Dialogue, Islamic thinker Dr. Muhammed Salīm al-‘Awwā called upon Muslims to hold on to their Arab heritage. He argued that the Copts' severe and often brutal mistreatment during the Roman Empire led them to perceive Muslims as potential...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
‘Imād Tūmās reviews a book entitled Introduction to Coptic Folklore, which argues that ancient Egyptian roots can be found throughout most Coptic celebrations, feasts, hymns, and rituals.
For instance, the commemoration of birthdays of the saints (called Mawlids) comes from a ritual that stretches...