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35. The latest joke: Copts criticize a song by ‘Abd al-Halīm Hāfiz
Date of source: 6 Mar 2010
By Lotus Kiwan (Lutus Qīwān)
The late ‘Abd al-Halīm Hāfiz, an eminent Egyptian singer, had a song called “Ahlif bi Samāha wa bi Turābihā” [I swear by its skies and its soil]. The author reports that a number of Copts consider the song to be against God and the Ten Commandments, which prohibit swearing; “You should not misuse...
13. The roots of sectarian fitnah, Dr. Safwat al-Bayyādī
Date of source: 5 Mar 2010
By 'Abd al-Wahāb Sha'bān
Dr. Safwat al-Bayyādī is head of the Community Council of the Coptic Evangelical Church believes that the sectarian problems in Egypt are not the result of a political regime or a political party, but an accumulation of social issues. He stated that the past 40 years have been the worst in terms of...
12. The roots of sectarian fitnah, Dr. ‘Abd al-Mun‘im al-Birrī
Date of source: 5 Mar 2010
By 'Abd al-Wahāb Sha'bān
Dr. ‘Abd al-Mun‘im al-Birrī is a leading figure at the Azhar Scholars Front and former dean of the Faculty of Sharī‘ah. He believes that all regions call for tolerance, but sectarianism is a result of ignorance that dominates Egyptians’ minds on both sides [Muslims and Christians]. He also...
10. Roots of sectarian fitnah - Dr. William Wīsā
Date of source: 8 Mar 2010
By Amīr al-Sawwāf
Q. You have restrictions for the use of the word “fitnah” and you would rather describe sectarian incidents as attacks on Christians. Why? A. I object to this word because it does not express the real incidents Christians are facing currently. This is in addition to the fact that the frequent use...
37. Justice and Women
Date of source: 6 Mar 2010 to 12 Mar 2010
By Nuhayr ‘Ismat
Press review based on Rose al-Yūsuf, March, 6 – 12, 2010 (p. 80 - 89) The right of women to work as judges is not only based on the idea that equality is part of the constitution, it is also based on the tests held by the Minister of Justice to choose judges. Women candidates successes in these...
4. America and Copts [3]
Date of source: 11 Mar 2010
By Labīb Halīm
Halīm states that the US uses human rights discussions as a disguise to give legitimacy to its interfering foreign policy in other countries, especially the Third World. This started in 1992 by declaring the Rights of Minorities and was followed in 1994 by the Conference of Minorities. Instead of...
2. Miracle Stories
Date of source: 24 Mar 2010
By Jayson Casper
Can you notice what is ‘wrong’ with this picture?                                            Our three-year-old daughter Emma noticed right away. The picture is a clear inversion of the Gospel story in which Jesus washes his disciples’ feet. Emma asked, “Why is that man washing Jesus’ feet?” and...
36. “Christian activists” give up protesting after the release of six detainees connected to the Naj‘ Hammādī incident
Date of source: 7 Mar 2010
By Hānī Samīr
Silence spread among Christian activists after the release of six detainees from those arrested after the Naj‘ Hammādī incident, while nine others are still in prison.   Before that, the organizations of al-Aqbāt al-Ahrār [The free Christians] and Sawt al-Masīhī al-Hurr [Voice of the free Christian...
8. The Azhar declares bankruptcy
Date of source: 10 Mar 2010
By Nabīl ‘Abd al-‘Azīz
The Azhar Mosque was officially established during the Fatamid period to be the state's source of religious da‘wah. Since then, the Azhar has gained its scientific status and opened its doors to students from all over the world to learn about religious and linguistic disciplines. In the beginning,...
14. “We do not have a coexistence crisis between Muslims and Christians,” said Dr. al-Sa‘īd
Date of source: 7 Mar 2010
By Sāmih Mahrūs
Q. President Mubarāk asked all intellectuals to do their role in spreading the culture of citizenship. How would you evaluate the role of intellectuals so far in this process? A. Citizenship is part of the constitution. The Egyptian system is a democratic one based on citizenship, a word which I...
7. Accusing others of apostasy through Friday sermons
Press review based on al-Musawwar, March, 10, 2010 (p. 16 – 21) Scripts of Friday sermons are said to be monitored by the government. Al-Musawwar reported on a number of speeches delivered all over Egypt in an attempt to show the ideas discussed among Muslims during the Friday prayers every week...
33. Copts on their way to Parliament
Date of source: 7 Mar 2009
By Muhammad Mursī
The National Democratic Party as well as al-Wafd, Tajamū‘ and the Arab Democratic Nasserist parties in all governorates have witnessed an unprecedented turnout of Copts who want to nominate themselves for the coming parliamentary elections. The leaders of the National Democratic Party hailed Copts...
5. Supporters and opponents of “Fitna” demonstrate in front of the British Parliament
Date of source: 6 Mar 2009
By No Author Mentioned
Extremist Dutch MP Geert Wilders showed his anti-Islam film ‘Fitna’ in the UK’s House of Lords in yesterday. Wilders held a press conference after the screening at which he stated that around 60 people attended the film and the discussion which followed it. Wilders, leader of the Freedom Party in...
20. The sectarian massacre in Nigeria: Fears of revenge and international publicity
Date of source: 10 Mar 2009
By No Author Mentioned
International calls for resolving tensions in central Nigeria are heightened amid increasing fears of revenge two days after a massacre committed by Muslim cattle breeders against Christian farmers, which resulted in 500 dead. The army was put on red alert in the region following the orders of the...
24. Jews in Egypt … An Absent Presence
Date of source: 10 Mar 2010
By Aḥmad Bilāl
The Jewish existence in Egypt is as old as Judaism itself. The inter-religious situation in Egypt was very calm among all sects of society; Muslims, Copts and Jews, until the 1940s. Jews played a large role in Egyptian history, and that cannot be denied. Al-Qatāwī Pasha, for instance, was a Jewish...
6. “Fitna” in the British Parliament
Date of source: 5 Mar 2010
By ‘Abd Allāh Mustafá
The extremist-rightist Dutch MP, Geert Wilders, returns to the United Kingdom today to screen his anti-Islam film “Fitna” in the House of Lords, after he was banned from the United Kingdom in February 2009. Along with Wilders' ban from the UK being overturned, his anti-Islam Freedom Party also was...
21. What is that fashion of a “Coptic writer”?
Date of source: 10 Mar 2010
By Midḥat Bishāy (Medhat Beshay)
The author expresses his resentment towards the fact that the intellectual elite think they can change reality and achieve social reform by simply correcting terms and expressions.   The author wonders what change can be achieved if the expression “fitnah”is replaced by “tension.” Being preoccupied...
34. Labour pains
Date of source: 7 Mar 2010
By Yūsuf Sīdhum
The last two months have seen significant action on the Egyptian scene. Following the Nag Hammadi Christmas Eve crime which left six Copts and one Muslim dead, what may be described as healthy mobility has been ongoing. Hopes are high that this mobility may constitute the labour pains of a better...
22. Where the hatred comes from
Date of source: 7 Mar 2010
By Rūbīr Fāris /Robeir al-Fāris (Robert al-Fares)
 Our reading of the Cairo papers this week takes us to issue 331 of the Islamic monthly al-Mukhtar al-Islami (Islamic Selections) which was out on the first of Rabie al-Awwal (15 February). A tirade of scorn, disdain and unfounded allegations expressed in language which easily qualifies for libel...
31. Copts fund the detection of culprits in sectarian incidents
Date of source: 7 Mar 2010
In a reaction to the crime of Naj‘ Hammādī, a number of Coptic expatriates have established what they called “the Coptic defense team.” which aims to protect Egyptian Copts against sectarian incidents. A victim’s family will be paid L.E 250,000 in compensation, and L.E 150.000 in case of a...

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