Date of source: Tuesday, May 29, 2007
The following article lists examples of Muslim-Christian incidents since 1996 with an analysis of the different causes leading to such unfortunate incidents. This report was presented to the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Council for Human Rights.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Discussion of different factors in clashes between Muslims and Christians in Bimhā.
Excellent overview of 35 years of sectarian crises in Egypt by Sulaymān Shafīq.
Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2007
Drs. Cornelis Hulsman stresses the danger of ignorant media reporting, and the damage that inaccurate fact-checking can cause. He provides a number of examples from various intellectuals, commenting on stories that have been sensationalized in the media, and the negative effects this reporting had...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Report on court rulings about whether or not Christian converts to Islam should be able to return to their original faith.
Comments on sectarian tensions in Bimha, a Christian village near Ayat.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 24, 2007
The Anna Lindh Foundation and other prominent institutions approved support for the development of ENAWU.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Nabīl ‘Abd al-Fattāh believes that religious media must first be addressed in order to achieve reform.
Bishop Bīshūy sharply criticized Father Zakarīyā Butrus for offending Muslims and Islam in his program on al-Hayāh satellite channel.
Comments that offensive statements and problems around church...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Dr. Cornelis Hulsman is nominated by Bishop Morcos for the World Alliance of Christian Communication’s peace award. Articles continue on the recent ILO report which claimed that Copts are discriminated against in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Alain Roussillon, director of the Centre d’Etudes et de Documentation Economiques, Juridiques et Sociales [CEDEJ], passed away.
Discussion about the book ‘Civil Society Exposed: The Politics of NGOs in Egypt’ In Cairo.
Date of source: Thursday, April 12, 2007
Media frequently manipulate headlines in an effort to present stories in the context they desire. Headlines are also frequently sensationalized in an effort to attract a larger number of readers, but if this also distorts a story this should be questioned. The article provides examples from AP.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Mamdūh ‘Izzat reports on the banning of Father Mattá al-Miskīn’s book by the church.