Zakī, who is also director of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS), called on the Azhar to activate this paper, which he described as "the key to a modern state and window of hope for the future."

Dr. 'Imād Jād, deputy chairman of the al-Ahrām Center for Political & Strategic Studies, said the Azhar's paper has gained popular and political accordance, stressing the leading role played by the Azhar that is showing very progressive stances compared to some political parties. ['Imād Khalīl, Sūzān 'Ātif, Sārah Jamīl and Basant 'Iffat, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Jan. 15, p. 5]