Date of source: Sunday, January 21, 2007
This article criticizes the Egyptian government for refusing to recognize the fact that there are minorities in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 23, 2007
The Egyptian minister of endowments visits Egyptian cities to call for the new Islamic discourse that is necessary in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, January 14, 2007
Majdī Khalīl discusses some of the principles which he says govern the political representation of minorities, as enshrined in international covenants, and proposes several mechanisms in this regard.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
During his visit to Turkey, which witnessed tension, the Roman Catholic Pope Benedict XVI praised Turkey’s recent policy changes toward minorities, saying that this was enough to allow Turkey’s entrance in the EU.
Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
The article discusses a book entitled, ‘The
Martyrdom of John of Phanijoit,’ by Youhanna al-Zeituni, and the significance that this publication holds for Coptic
societies in the U.S. It discusses the conversion of historical figures to Islam, and the difficulties encountered when they
attempted...
Date of source: Monday, October 20, 1997
At the Ibn Khaldoun Research center, Mr. Magdi Khaliel, an emigrant Copt, gave a lecture trying to justify
the
attempts of some emigrant Copts and even those of some foreign countries to intervene in Egyptian
affairs under the
pretext of protecting Copts from what they claim is persecution in...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Hānī Labīb writes about the politicization of the Coptic Church and the
political
participation of Copts in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 5, 2006
The author
highlights statements of Egyptian Muftī ‘alī Jum‘a
on many important
issues related to Islam and Egyptian society.
Date of source: Friday, June 9, 2006
The review deals with the issue of the Bahā’ī faith in Egypt amidst a tug-of -war between supporters of the Egyptian Bahā’īs’ right to have their faith openly registered in their identity cards and those denying them any rights and terming them as infidels or apostates.
Date of source: Sunday, May 21, 2006
The author explains that Egyptian Christians are being unfairly linked to the ‘global Christian conspiracy’ against Islam and Muslims reflected in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.