Date of source: Sunday, March 14, 2010
The American Religious Freedoms Committee does not feel satisfied with the verdict issued acquitting the four Muslims accused of killing a Copt. They described the verdict as a reflection of the absence of justice in dealing with the violent sectarian incidents between Copts and Muslims which,...
Date of source: Sunday, December 20, 2009
The Misdemeanor Court in Asyut ruled in favor of the 19 people accused of assaulting and destroying Coptic businesses and properties in Dayrūt, declaring them innocent of the charges.
Date of source: Friday, January 22, 2010
The defendants in the al-Zaytūn case ask that their trial be postponed. They fear that the al-Zaytūn trial will be influenced by the Naj‘ Hammādī trial, which will take place at the same time.
Date of source: Sunday, September 6, 2009
Andrew and Mario Ramsis are 15-year-old Christian-born twins whose father converted to Islam two years. The twins rejected officially being considered as Muslims and have fought to remain Christians. On 26 September the Council of State, Egypt’s highest administrative court, will be hear the twin’s...
Date of source: Sunday, November 8, 2009
The rights pertaining to houses of worship are one of the core areas of conflict between Muslims and Christians in Egypt and are a source of grievance for many Christians. Sidhum explains the cases of two such cases involving Christians’ legal rights in detail in this article, one from 1923 and the...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 29, 2009
The Administrative Court postpones the ruling in convert Muhammad Hijāzī’s lawsuit against the president to November 17.
Date of source: Sunday, July 5, 2009
Al-Dustūr reports on the recent decision taken by the court concerning Bahā’īs and Muslim converts to Christianity
Date of source: Sunday, October 25, 2009
A number of appeals have been launched in different issues in the Supreme Administrative Court which is headed by Muhammad Ahmad al-Huaynī and have been either postponed or referred to another chamber in the court.
Date of source: Thursday, May 21, 2009
A convert’s lawyer blames the Azhar for not taking procedures to reveal medical and mental facts behind certain people’s will to convert to Islam.
Date of source: Monday, April 20, 2009
The article reports the Egyptian church’s stance on the first bishop to be ordained by Maximus.