Date of source: Sunday, December 30, 2007
The author refutes the declarations of Sāwīris, the Coptic baron who has been quoted as saying, “If you insist on planting cactus, do not be alarmed when thorns cut your hands and they start to bleed,” the author addresses Sāwīris.
Date of source: Friday, June 13, 2008
Poet Ahmad Fu’ād Najm was prevented from staging a sit-in for national unity.
Date of source: Monday, May 12, 2008
Sakīnah Fū’ād writes about the incident of beating Ahmad Mahīr, the Facebook activist.
Date of source: Friday, February 15, 2008
Muhammad Amīn praises the unprecedented braveness of Ahmad Kamāl Abū al-Majd, deputy-head of the National Council for Human Rights, who has called for civil disobedience; whilst holding a senior post in the government.
Date of source: Monday, January 21, 2008
Jābir ‘Asfūr, a prominent Egyptian intellectual and man of literature, reports on his childhood in the city of al-Mahallah in the Egyptian Delta where he used to attend a Coptic school.
Date of source: Saturday, January 12, 2008
Al-Darbī presents a report on the principles of citizenship in Egypt. She discusses the difficulties, and reports the positive steps taken in this regard. She also reports on the viewpoints of a number of observers and specialists.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
The author quotes a statement of a human rights group, in which it defends the Coptic businessman Najīb Sawirus’s right to express his opinion. A few weeks ago, Sawirus was reported as attacking the Ḥijāb along with other features of religious extremism.
Date of source: Thursday, September 6, 2007
Samīr Marqus presented hints of the life and achievements of the great Coptic thinker William Sulaymān Qilādah in the field of Egyptian nationalism movement.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The following presents an interview between Dr. Hala Mustafa and CIDT interns. Dr. Mustafa comments on her role in the National Democratic Party’s Policies Committee, her opinions on reform in Egypt, critiquing the role of Egyptian security, and the necessary steps needed for reform to take effect.
Date of source: Monday, April 30, 2007
According to a Canadian newspaper, about 100 Egyptian Coptic families are in hiding in Canada or waiting for a refugee hearing.