Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2020
Introduction:
Inclusive citizenship seeks to go beyond the intellectual debates of recent years on democratization and participation to explore a related set of issues around changing conceptions of citizenship. Peoples’ understandings of what it means to be a citizen go to the heart of various...
Date of source: Sunday, May 24, 2026
Based on participant observation and interviews with two bawwābīn in al-Munīra neighborhood of Cairo, this report examines the position of doormen in contemporary urban Egypt. By following the experiences of bawwābīn Wā’il and ʿAīd, the paper shows how the boundaries between work and private life...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 8, 2025
This paper examines the impact of various civil society organizations in Egypt on intercommunal and interreligious relations in the country. The analysis builds upon a brief overview of the status and role of civil society in Egypt, which considers the complex historical legacy of intercommunal and...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 7, 2023
The official campaign of the presidential candidate, ʿAbdel Fattāḥ el-Sīsī, visited the Coptic Orthodox Church on Tuesday. During the visit, head of the electoral campaign of the presidential candidate ʿAbdel Fattāḥ el-Sīsī, Counselor Maḥmūd Fawzy, met with Pope Tawāḍrūs II at the papal...
Date of source: Sunday, October 1, 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs of the Coptic Orthodox Church said that participation in the forthcoming presidential election is a “strong and important patriotic act for all Egyptians,” adding that “The Holy Book taught us that ‘The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore, we his servants will arise and build...
Date of source: Sunday, January 1, 2023
Dr. Jamāl Sanad al-Suwaydī, Vice-President of the Board of Trustees of the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research, has released a new book entitled: "The Document on Human Fraternity: Towards Peaceful Coexistence and a Conflict-Free World."
Date of source: Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Dr. Mamdūḥ Ghurāb, Governor of Sharqia, confirmed that the Egyptian Family House [Bayt al-ʿĀʾila] aims to restore the highest of Islamic and Christian values and their common denominators to preserve the Egyptian identity.
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Q: Do you know any case of a Sudanese refugee student going to a private primary or public secondary school in Egypt?
A: Yes, I know many of them. They are mostly South Sudanese. When they arrive here many apply to attend private Egyptian schools. I have a little girl in my house going to a private...
Date of source: Sunday, July 4, 2021
Egyptian activist, Isrāʾ ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ, received a Courage Tribute Award from the World Movement for Democracy for her efforts in defending media rights, freedoms, and democracy in Egypt. The award organizers are calling to drop all charges against her in cases numbering 488 and 855.
Date of source: Sunday, September 12, 2021
Dr. Rev. Andrea Zakī, President of the Evangelical Community and Head of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS), praised ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sisī’s declaration of making 2022 the year of Civil Society and launching a national strategy to promote human rights in Egypt.