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Date of source: Friday, September 29, 2006
The deputy head of the National Council for Human Rights (N.C.H.R.), Dr. Kamāl Abū al-Majd, said in a press conference that members of the council have unanimously agreed on the importance of amending articles 76 and 77 of the Egyptian constitution, which deal with the nomination of the...
Date of source: Saturday, September 16, 2006 to Friday, September 22, 2006
Discussions are being held to legalize the status of N.G.Os and civil society organizations working in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, September 9, 2006
To avoid social and security problems it is important to indicate religion on identity cards. Three arguments why religion should be included on ID cards are presented by Major Farūq al-Muqrrahī. A representative from the Ministry of the Interior also comments on the same subject.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Over the past few months, many Egyptian intellectuals and Christian clergy have called for the removal of any reference to religious affiliation from identity cards. Amongst these was Father Marqus ‘Azīz Khalīl, who stated in al-Maydān of August 16, 2006 that the inclusion of religious...
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
The author discusses the NCHR-sponsored draft law on houses of worship. He states that amongst the oddest provisions of the draft law is the right of applicants to contest the decisions of administrative and security bodies before the courts, asserting that it is more reasonable to avoid this in...
Date of source: Monday, August 14, 2006
The author discusses the appointment of the
Egyptian
Organization for Human Rights to the position of advisor to the ECOSOC. She doubts the motivations
behind this and
the legitimacy of the organization.
Date of source: Monday, August 14, 2006
The author reports on the workshop conducted by the National Council for Human Rights on the religion entry on the Egyptian ID card.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 9, 2006
The National Council for Human Rights hosted a workshop to discuss the controversial proposal of removing the religion reference from Egyptian ID cards.
Date of source: Sunday, August 13, 2006
The author says that despite continued delays, he hopes that the draft unified law for places of worship will be discussed in the coming parliamentary round. However, he expresses concern that the National Council for Human Rights has also produced a draft text for discussion.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 25, 2006
The Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) is to organize several workshops to discuss a number of issues, including the recently proposed unified law for houses of worship and amendments to some articles of the laws governing civil society organizations in Egypt.
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.