Date of source: Sunday, July 27, 2008
The author analyses the Abu-Fana attack and its effects on Egyptian society.
Date of source: Sunday, July 27, 2008
Another Coptic jewellery shop has been burgled, this time in the Delta town of Kafr al-Sheikh. Security forces were quick to point out that the attack had no sectarian elements, but Copts are skeptical.
Date of source: Sunday, July 27, 2008
Robeir al-Faris reviews the previous month’s newspapers in Egypt, examining the Muslim-Christian divide in Egypt. The first of two topics presented in this article is the renaming of Victoria Square to Victory of Islam Square in a religiously mixed area of Shubra, Cairo. The second issue presented...
Date of source: Sunday, July 20, 2008
The New Urban Communities Authority and the Matrouh governorate have been disputing a piece of church land where a road was paved for quite some time. Finally the land has been allocated to the church.
Date of source: Sunday, July 20, 2008
The book One Nation; One People, was compiled and written byAl-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies in 1982. The book provides a scientific analysis of the question of national unity in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, July 20, 2008
The author discusses the land dispute over 13 feddans outside of the Holy Virgin Monastery in Assiut. He complains that the authorities have failed to implement all the rulings in favor of the monastery.
Date of source: Sunday, July 20, 2008
Last year the Muslim Brotherhood issued the first draft of its political platform, the author comments that the document made use of modern democracy-based vocabulary but questions whether the platform really advocates a civil state.
Date of source: Sunday, December 30, 2007
The author reflects on 2007 and looks toward 2008 and the challenges that must be tackled in Egyptian society.
Date of source: Sunday, December 30, 2007
The article discusses a tragedy that took place in Alexandria last week when a 12-storey building collapsed into another one, killing dozens of local residents.
Date of source: Sunday, December 30, 2007
The article looks at the aftermath of the sectarian violence in Ísna and comments on the statement from the Egyptians against Religious Discrimination group that condemns the incidents and suggests ways to avoid further sectarian tension in the future.