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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.
33. Religious satellite channels “da‘wah or business”?
Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2007
Religious channels are planting the seeds of intolerance and extremism in the minds of young people through using unqualified clerics on their programs instead of official Azhar scholars.
32. Five new chancellors were assigned at five different universities; no Copts or females included
Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2007
A presidential ruling was issued assigning five new chancellors to five universities. Contrary to some expectations, women and Copts were not included in the list of the newly assigned.
31. Christianity, Judaism and Islam and the basis of Inter-religious dialogue as seen by Jamal al-Banna
Date of source: Saturday, June 16, 2007
Al-Bannā believes addressing religious issues and making comparisons between religions in dialogue meetings should be avoided. This is because controversial discussions might lead to further deepen the disagreement and increasing the differences.
30. The pope’s sermon is a call for patience and bearing
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
The article responds to Mr. Makram Muhammad Ahmad’s previous article, in which he believes that Pope Shenouda seems to have tired of security after the recent sectarian strife took place in Bimhā village in al- ‘Ayyāt...
29. Interviews from the alleys of “Bimha”
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
The authors Nādir Shukrī and ‘Imād Khalīl interview a number of citizens who live in the village of Bimhā in al- ‘Ayyāt...
28. Citizens but not a cultural community
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
Majdī Khalīl, the author, comments on the response of the Ministry of Labor and Immigration to the International Labor Organization’s [ILO] report which claimed that Copts are discriminated against in Egypt.
27. Is the honeymoon between the church and the state over?
Date of source: Saturday, June 16, 2007
As Pope Shenouda has called on President Mubarāk to cease unjust policies practiced against Copts, observers believe that it reveals a new phase of the church -state relationship that has always been characterized by meekness.
25. Ahl al-Qur’an: A new Muslim denomination in Egypt
Date of source: Wednesday, June 13, 2007
In the spotlight of the recent random Fatwás, a new Muslim denomination appears to be stealing the limelight on the religious stage. Security forces launched a campaign of arrests against the followers of this belief. al-Qur’āniyyīn or Ahl al-Qur’ān do not recognize the Sunnah or the H...
23. Sectarian violence erupts in al-Damud
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
New sectarian tension has surfaced in the Upper Egyptian village of al-Dāmūd following a quarrel between a Coptic family and a Muslim family. 13 persons were injured in the incidents, and the security forces assert that the situation is now under control.

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