Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
The article provides an overlook of the progression of human rights in Egypt. It reviews the first term of the National Council for Human Rights and questions if its efforts are being felt by Egyptians.
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006
The author discusses national unity in the Arab world.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
Faysal
Islamic
Bank annuls Christian dealings with the bank. Christians who have bought shares in the bank are
asked to sell them
back, as the bank’s law indicates that no non Muslim has the right to own shares or be
involved in any kind of
deals with the bank.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
Hāzim
Munīr asserts that prohibiting non-Muslims from dealing with Faysal
Islamic Bank is religious discrimination
and consequently a violation of the Egyptian Constitution.
Date of source: Thursday, December 7, 2006
Sulaymān Jawdah denounces the exclusion
of Copts from trade of the Faysal Islamic Bank, and
warns of the dangerous impacts of isolating Copts from
public life in Egypt. He mentions that the standard system
of Faysal Islamic Bank violates the Egyptian
Constitution and calls for an urgent...
Date of source: Thursday, December 7, 2006
The author wonders whether Egypt is a civil state or a religious one and calls on the government to
be
clearer in its stance on this issue.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
The article carries a strong criticism of the members of the People’s Assembly for
aggressively discussing the minister of culture’s statements on the hijāb, whilst drawing their
attention away from real problems of the country.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Criticism
of the Egyptian members of parliament’s performance regarding reform.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 12, 2006
The author of the article
argues that the church’s leaders should not be conflated with the church itself,
and that the problems
within the church should be addressed without accusations of heresy.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
The author pays his respects to the passing of Fayek Matta Ishak, and highlights Ishak’s contributions to
Coptic scholarly works, as well as his contributions to furthering the understanding of Coptic beliefs and
traditions.