Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
A forum in Alexandria held by the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) called for a law organizing the work of NGOs and unified legislation on the building of houses of worship.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The author reviews a session in the 3rd NCHR conference that focused on the issue of citizenship rights and the need to work out ways to avoid the occurrence of bloody incidents like those in Alexandria.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The
author speaks in this article about a
religious revival in Germany and the relationship between the
secularist society there and religious
institutions.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
A visiting American delegation hailed the role played by the Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) in supporting freedoms and the content of its annual reports.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The third
meeting of
the Council for Human Rights and civil society organizations has called for the establishment of a
Ministry
of Human Rights and for changes in Egyptian society to prevent sectarianism and discrimination.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 10, 2006
The Peaceful
Copts Organization (PCO) in the U.S. has accused the Egyptian government
of being responsible for
sectarianism as a pretext for the continuation of the emergency law, and to avoid
international calls for
democratization.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
As part of a series of meetings to acquaint the French society with the Copts and their plight, the ’Association of Copts in France’ organized a conference on May 5, 2006, under the slogan of "Copts: A Combat for Human Rights,” during which the citizenship rights of Copts in Egypt were discussed.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The author reports the repeated postponement of
Pope
Shenouda’s meeting with the new members of the al-Majlis al-Millī due to the top Coptic
prelate’s
busy schedule.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 16, 2006
The
Orthodox
Church refuses liberalism although it is the only way for Christians to be saved from religious
fanaticism. The
Orthodox churches sermons fail to call for tolerance, making Christians even more
isolated.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
The author spoke about the reasons, aim and outcomes of holding a Coptic
conference in
Montreal, Canada, last April.