Date of source: Tuesday, July 25, 2006
The Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) is to organize several workshops to discuss a number of issues, including the recently proposed unified law for houses of worship and amendments to some articles of the laws governing civil society organizations in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, July 23, 2006
The author, a member of Egyptian
Writers’ Association, speaks about the role that Christian families can play in Egyptian society. He cites a
PhD thesis forwarded by the patron of the Egyptian Coptic Catholic Church in Rome on Muslim-Christian dialogue.
Date of source: Sunday, July 23, 2006
A second consecutive parliamentary round has expired without considering the proposal for a unified law for places of worship. The author asserts that if approved, the law will put an end to current discriminatory legislation with regards to the building and restoring of places of worship for...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 25, 2006
The author reports on a meeting convened by the Egyptian Interior Ministry to discuss ways
to prevent possible terrorist operations and notes parallel developments concerning members of alleged terrorist
groups.
Date of source: Monday, July 24, 2006
Sawt al-Ummah interviews the Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood
and questions him on a number of controversial issues.
Date of source: Sunday, July 16, 2006
Watani interviews one of the founders of the political party Misr al-Umm, which was recently denied a license by the Administrative Court because its platform clashed with the Egyptian constitution and the sharī‘ah due to its emphasis on secularism.
Date of source: Sunday, July 16, 2006
The author suggests that foreign intervention in support of
human rights is legitimate by virtue of regional and international agreements provided that the state’s
sovereignty is respected and national interests are preserved.
Date of source: Monday, July 17, 2006
Hani‘ ‘Azīz is
an ambiguous Coptic figure: nobody knows exactly what his job is or why he has so much influence on the Coptic
church. Two recent events, in particular, demonstrate his great influence in Coptic circles.
Date of source: Sunday, July 16, 2006
The
author reports on the history of monasteries for nuns in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, July 16, 2006
This article discusses Coptic Monasticism, its
conditions, types and features.