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Interviewing 18 Egyptians, including bishops, and one American, about major issues in religious freedom in Egypt and the importance of AWR work
In December 1976, Mamdouh Salem, then Minister of Interior, issued a decision to cancel censorship on books and newspapers. This was one way President Sadat aimed at presenting himself as democratic. The editors and the managers of the newspapers were appointed by the president himself and thus...
Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi answers questions concerning the degree of freedom enjoyed by non-Muslims in a Muslim society. Are they to be judged according to the Shari’a of Islam [Islamic law] or by their own law? One of the freedoms guaranteed by Islam to non-Muslims is the freedom to keep their...
Egyptian public opinion is ignorant about the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. Even some important officials seem to have an inaccurate understanding of this Commission, and persist in rejecting, condemning and criticizing it – believing this to be true patriotism! For this...
A conference on the freedom of expression was lately held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in cooperation with both the Reform Forum, affiliated with the Bibliotheca, and representatives of freedom of expression from Norway. The conference reviewed Arab and Norwegian reports about the statuses of...
Kuwait has made important progress regarding its respect for human rights and religious freedom, the latest US State Department report on religious freedoms worldwide said.
The annual report issued by US State Department has criticized religious freedom in Egypt. The report accused Egypt of religious discrimination against Baha’is and Copts concerning recruitment in the public sector and preventing Christians from joining the Azhar University. Many Islamic scholars...
Holding the conference on freedom of expression at the same time of the second annual conference of the National Democratic Party is a mere coincidence. The difference between the official view of reformation and what the Arab intellectuals aim at, is clear. Each view seems as if it is related...
Egypt’s long history is full of incidents of stifling the freedom to think, to choose, and to be different. Stifling freedom of expression is justified by religion, morals, or the public good. These are all masks for political interests and short-term gains. We live in a tribe controlled by one...
Dr. Moussa Hawamda, a Jordanian poet, has become very famous in the last five years after the recent campaign against his collection of poems My Trees Are Higher issued in fall 1999. Moussa Hawamda who was brought before the Jordanian court five years ago and then sentenced to six months...

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