Date of source: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Egypt’s new president has to understand the meanings of the January 25, 2011 revolution and successive events and to be aware that the people seek an Egyptian president whose mind keeps on thinking of the nation’s future. [Yūhannā Qultah, al-Ahrām, May 23, p. 11] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Wednesday, September 12, 2018
The Summer School for Intercultural Dialogue hosted by Centre for Arab West Understanding and Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development has attracted an array of positive press attention in the Egyptian and regional media.
Date of source: Monday, August 5, 2013
Police immediately arrived to the scene and intervened using tear gas and exchanged fire with people, during which a police officer was shot to his right arm and three young conscripts, aged 22 and 21, were wounded and taken to the hospital. The police arrested 20 people from the village, charged...
Date of source: Thursday, April 11, 2013
The engineer ‘Asim ‘Abd al-Mājid, member of the Shūrá Council, began a fierce attack against what TV channels have called “Fitnah”. He blames TV channels for presenting a distorted and falsely informed picture of the crises spreading through Egypt. He points out that there is too great a focus on...
Date of source: Thursday, April 11, 2013
Participants of a march in Damietta have condemned the latest incidents of sectarian strife in the city of al-Khusūs, as well as the violence that occurred in front of the Cathedral during the funeral of the victims of al-Khusūs clashes. Participants of the rally chanted slogans against the Muslim...
Date of source: Thursday, April 11, 2013
The atmosphere in the vicinity of the Cathedral has calmed after the violent events that erupted during the funeral prayers held for the martyrs of the al-Khusūs violence when a group of militias attacked Christians by throwing bricks and Molotov cocktails. The attacks caused dozens of injuries.
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Date of source: Thursday, April 11, 2013
On Wednesday, Apr. 10, hundreds of people attended the funeral of 34-year-old David Fārūq Kāmil in Nazlit al-‘Amūdīn, a subsidiary of Samāllūt in Minya. David Furūq was a member of the Maspero Youth Union who died during the attacks in al-Khusūs in Qalyubia. The funeral turned into a mass...
Date of source: Thursday, April 11, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II criticised the government for how it dealt with the security situation during the events of al-Khusūs and the attacks of the Cathedral. He confirmed that Mursi had promised to protect the Cathedral, but that he did not carry out his promises. He described the...
Date of source: Thursday, April 11, 2013
Al-Milī (Lay) Council issued a strong statement in which they mentioned a number of violent incidents targeting Christians. The statement read that they will not forget the martyrs of all the sectarian incidents, including those at Atfīh, Maspero, Imbāba, Dahshūr and the most recent one at al-...
Date of source: Thursday, April 11, 2013
Sources indicate that the Presidency turned to the army in much the same way as it did in Port Said and Suez, where many people were killed and injured as a result of attacks of armed extremist factions.
A source said that Christian leaders had appealed to al-Sīsī and military leaders to intervene...