Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006 to Friday, July 7, 2006
The National Council of Human rights discusses the proposed unified law for houses of worship in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, June 25, 2006
The National Council for Human Rights called for passing a bill of worship proposed by Muhammad Jūwualī, the head of the Committee for Suggestions and Complaints in this legislative term.
Date of source: Monday, June 19, 2006
The exact whereabouts of Wafā’ Costantine, the priest’s wife who allegedly converted to Islam one and a half years ago, is still unknown, Fādī Habashī writes.
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2006
The article deals with the issue of the defrocking of priests and monks as 50 clergymen
have been
defrocked during the past five years, the most recent of whom were two priests in al-Jīza
parish who were
defrocked for committing financial excesses and violating canon laws.
Date of source: Monday, May 22, 2006
Nearly 480 people, including 314 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood have been arrested on charges of organizing unauthorized demonstrations in support of the judges, who blew the whistle on election fraud.
Date of source: Sunday, May 21, 2006
The article summarizes the opinions of a number of experts concerning
the way of fighting extremism
and other destructive thoughts in society.
Date of source: Sunday, May 21, 2006
The author criticizes curricula in Egyptian schools, underlining that they teach students how to hate the West, instead of teaching them how to benefit from Western societies’ progress.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
The author is disappointed at the second report of the National Council for Human Rights’ (NCHR) on human rights issues in Egypt, stating that the calm, complacent tone of the report aroused wide distrust, and that the council has begun to lean towards the government’s inclinations.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
A forum in Alexandria held by the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) called for a law organizing the work of NGOs and unified legislation on the building of houses of worship.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The author reviews a session in the 3rd NCHR conference that focused on the issue of citizenship rights and the need to work out ways to avoid the occurrence of bloody incidents like those in Alexandria.