Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2005
General Prosecutor Māhir ‘Abd al- Wāhid issued an order for the release of the 11 most recently accused in the incidents of the Cathedral on bail of EGP 300 each.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
Egyptian Prosecutor General Judge Māhir Abd al-Wāhid is due to order the release of 11 Copts held for investigation on the issue of Wafā’ Costantine’s.
Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2005
Prominent Egyptian intellectual and scientist Dr. Rushdy Said noted that two contradicting traditions govern the relationship between Muslims and Copts in Egypt: the first fosters brotherhood and understanding while the second encourages suspicion and hatred. I remembered this as I read the book Al...
Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2005
The love that binds us Egyptians – both Muslims and Copts – should be exploited to achieve peaceful coexistence and to manage the crises which are bound to erupt every now and then.
Thus, as we stand on the threshold of a new year, and as our country proceeds toward economic reform and looks...
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
Three hundred lawyers demanded that the court revoke Dr. Sacd al-Dīn Ibrāhīm’s citizenship for defaming Egypt, Islam and trying to stir sectarian strife. Ibrahim was also accused of receiving financial aid from the United States in return for his work.
Date of source: Saturday, January 1, 2005
In this article we will take a closer look at Sacd al-Dīn Ibrāhīm, a herald of change in the region, before deciding whether or not he should be condemned.
Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2005
After the slap of the Ministry of Interior rejecting the request of the Administrative Court to annul the release of Tariq al-Zumur, one of the leaders of Jihad, the defense of cAbboud and Tariq al-Zumur drops another bomb by bringing suit against the Ministry for violating his clients’ political...
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
The issue of Wafā’ Costantine could have passed unnoticed, but its lingering forces everyone to feel the fire of sectarianism beneath the ashes of the so called “national unity.”
Date of source: Saturday, January 1, 2005
I avoid discussing the Wafā’ Costantine issue because I believe in everyone’s right to choose his/her own religion and that nothing can probe into our minds to change our faith.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
On December 10, 2004, a Cherokee car driving at 160 km/hour killed Sanā’ Muscad and her daughter Mirnā Tharwat Mīlād. Sanā’ and her four daughters had recently converted to Islam. There is some speculation whether there is a connection between the recent conversion and the hit and run. The accident...