Date of source: Saturday, November 10, 2007
In the article, the authors respond to a statement that was previously issued by President Mubārak, in which he refused to omit imprisonment as a punishment in cases of publishing. Four years ago, he promised to remove the punishment.
Date of source: Sunday, November 11, 2007
The article discusses the upcoming conference on citizenship rights in Cairo, arranged by the National Council for Human Rights.
Date of source: Monday, November 12, 2007
The article bears an interview with Dr. ‘Ādil Fawzī, director of Egypt’s branch of the Canada-based Middle East Christian Association [MECA], who has been under arrest for three months on charges of provoking sectarian strife and scorning religions.
Date of source: Sunday, November 11, 2007
Charles Fū’ād al-Miṣrī interviewed Frank R. Wolf, the U.S. Republican member of the House of Representatives, who spoke about the shifts in U.S. policy towards the annual aid to Egypt, as well as other issues of importance.
Date of source: Sunday, October 28, 2007
The article discusses how fanaticism is only being further spread on the Egyptian streets with the distribution of CD’s that deride the beliefs of others.
Date of source: Sunday, October 14, 2007
The author criticizes the media in Egypt for only furthering adding to divisions between Muslims and Christians, and the need to spread a culture of tolerance.
Date of source: Sunday, October 14, 2007
The article discusses a dispute between a church and a mosque over a plot of land, and to whom it legally belonged.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 3, 2007
15 Egyptian independent newspapers refused to publish their publications on October 7, 2007. Other newspapers criticized the gesture and its motivations, choosing instead to express themselves “positively.” Freedom of the press is a pivotal issue in Egyptian media nowadays.
Date of source: Monday, September 17, 2007
Hānī al-A‘ṣar reports on Counselor Najīb Jibrā’īl submitting an official report to the Public Prosecutor against the father of the Christian twins Mario and Andrew on charges of disdaining Christianity.
Date of source: Sunday, September 16, 2007
The annual report of the State Department-affiliated U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom [USCIRF] on Egypt that was released on September 14, 2007 has created a lot of controversy within intellectual circles in Egypt.