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49. A unified law for houses of worship seems a means of eliminating sectarianism
Date of source: Thursday, June 21, 2007
As sectarian clashes have increasingly been erupting, some have called for a unified law to arrange the construction and renovation processes of houses of worship whether mosques or churches. Some human rights activists and members of the People’s Assembly have proposed drafts to the parliament,...
41. Coptic Church made a plan to escalate against the regime after Copts were excluded from the Shurá Council
Date of source: Friday, June 22, 2007
Outrage and a desire for revenge against the regime prevailed within the church after the regime broke its promise to allocate a number of seats to the Copts in the Shūrá Council’s mid-term elections.
35. The Middle East Christian Association sues al-‘Adili and Mar‘i for the release of defendants of al-Kushh incidents
Date of source: Monday, June 25, 2007
The Middle East Christian Association has sued both the Ministers of the Interior and of Justice. This was done in disagreement to the release of the suspects of al-Kushh village sectarian violence which happened in 1998 and 2000 and left 21 Copts dead and dozens injured.
20. al-H&#803akaymah calls on al-Qa‘idah elements to attack American and Israeli targets in Egypt
Date of source: Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Muhammad Khalīl al-Ḥakāymah, former leading member of al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah, has issued a statement in which he calls on what he called al-Qā‘idah’s elements in Egypt to attack all Israeli and American targets in Egypt.
18. The Muslim Brotherhood and the H&#803amas…one coin two faces
Date of source: Saturday, June 23, 2007 to Friday, June 29, 2007
Since H...
15. Ah&#803mad Zaki al-Yamani, the head of the Center of Studying the Intentions of Islamic Shari‘ah
Date of source: Wednesday, June 20, 2007
The establisher of the Cultural Charity Foundation and the Chief of the Center of Studying the Intentions of the Islamic Sharī‘ah, as well as the former Saudi Petroleum Minister Ah...
11. The Fatwá mess requires conditions to regulate it
Date of source: Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Usāmah Nabīl reports on the different opinions concerning a draft law to regulate the process of issuing Fatwás.
62. Politics between the religion and the nation
Date of source: Saturday, June 16, 2007
Dr. Rafīq Habīb, the author, thinks that there could be a constructive relation between the state and the religion, if only the nation chooses a specific Sharī‘ah and safeguards enforcing its principles.
43. Father Philopater is back by a pardon of Pope Shenouda five months earlier than the official date of the end of penalty
Date of source: Saturday, June 16, 2007
Father Philopater, former member of al-Ghad political party of the Egyptian opposition was sustained as a priest following his strong worded articles against the Egyptian regime. Pope Shenouda issued a remission five months prior to the official end of the penalty.
34. The American Coptic Association urges Copts to ask George Bush to get the Saudi authorities to annul the whipping penalty imposed on a Coptic physician in Saudi Arabia
Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2007
A Coptic physician in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to 20 whippings, a sentence that sparked wide Coptic protests. The American Coptic denounced the sentence and organized a campaign to gain the support of the White House as a means of pressuring Saudi authorities.

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