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53. In al-‘Ayyat&#803…citizenship has fangs
Date of source: Saturday, June 9, 2007
Democracy has fangs, which essentially means that democracy from the viewpoint of the ruling regime is temporary and conditionally grants political freedom to certain parties and at certain times.
52. The Coptic Assembly of America requests that U.S. aid to Egypt should be cut because of the government’s position toward the ‘Bimha’ incidents
Date of source: Saturday, June 9, 2007
Kamill Ḥalīm, the chairman of Coptic Assembly of America [www.copticassembly.com/], has sent a letter to the U.S. ambassador in Cairo requesting the U.S. to cut its aid to Egypt because of its bad record regarding human rights.
44. Pope Shenouda III: Priests must complain to God not to people
Date of source: Tuesday, June 12, 2007
In his regular meeting with the Coptic Orthodox of Alexandria, Pope Shenouda said he was in good health. He urged Copts to confess and called on clergymen to be patient and kind to people who confess to them. He further denounced ‘Urfī marriages and declared that clergymen must put their anger in...
26. According to Dawud, a member of parliament, “expatriate Copts are behind the substitution of Asian servants for Egyptian women,” while a nervous Georgette Qallini quotes, “What do Copts have to do with Saudi Arabia?”
Date of source: Thursday, June 7, 2007
Al-Wafd deputy, Muhammad Dāwūd, accused expatriate Copts of being behind the agreement made between Egypt and Saudi Arabia to send Egyptian women to Saudi Arabia to work as maids.
24. Terrorist attacks against churches in al-Qabbari, Alexandria, and a battle with white weapons between Muslims and Copts due to a Coptic man flirting with a Muslim girl
Date of source: Sunday, June 10, 2007
New incidents of sectarian violence erupt in Alexandria. Many churches were attacked and numerous sources provided different reasons for the attacks. The president of the Middle East Christians sent an announcement to the president of the republic asking him to work toward activating citizenship...
18. Polygamy raises wrath among Muslims in the U.K.
Date of source: Thursday, June 7, 2007
As polygamous marriage is unlawful in the U.K, Muslims have called on the authorities to legalize it for the large Muslim community in order to safeguard the rights of Muslim wives.
17. Democratic Muslims Party change the political map in Denmark
Date of source: Thursday, June 7, 2007
The Danish Muslim Nāsir Khidr has managed to establish a party which will predictably change the current face of government entitled, ‘Democratic Muslims.’
16. Religious mottoes enflame the Shurá Council’s elections
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Days before the Shūrá Council elections, the electoral campaigns have witnessed heated battles between the candidates of the Muslim Brotherhood and the ruling National Democratic Party. Both struggling blocks have accused each other of violating the law and showing religious references on their...
2. Najib Jibra’il appeals against the state adviser’s memorandum which demanded the conversion of Christian children whose fathers have converted to Islam and the killing of any Muslim convert who wants to return to Christianity
Date of source: Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Counselor Najīb Jibrā’īl lodged an appeal against the memorandum of state adviser Maḥmūd Rajab in which he stated that Islam should be imposed on Christian children whose fathers have converted to Islam.
65. Maximus promotes a lawsuit against the Egyptian president and the minister of interior to oblige them to recognize him as the head of an Orthodox denomination
Date of source: Thursday, May 31, 2007
Max Michel, who assigned himself as bishop of Saint Athanasius Church, promoted a lawsuit against the Egyptian president and the minister of interior following their rejections to recognize his new denomination due to Pope Shenouda’s rejection.

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