Date of source: Sunday, November 8, 2009
Robeir al-Faris provides a round up of the Cairo press this month. He covers the case of the murder trial of Marwa al-Shirbīni which is taking place in Germany, looking in particular at an article written by Ibrāhīm Isá in al-Dustūr that reflects on the Egyptian reaction to the case. Al-Faris also...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 29, 2009
The Administrative Court postpones the ruling in convert Muhammad Hijāzī’s lawsuit against the president to November 17.
Date of source: Sunday, September 13, 2009
Human rights centers in Egypt have stated that 27 sectarian events took place in the country in the last eight months. However, only four of these incidents were discussed in parliament. In addition many MPs believe that discussing sectarian incidents will only ignite more strife and add to...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Hānī Samīrclaims the National Democratic Party (NDP) contributes to fitnah among Egyptians
Date of source: Monday, June 29, 2009
The author discusses the dangerous rise in sectarian strife in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, May 18, 2009
The author sheds light on issues that were represented in the annual conference of the Center for Social and Criminal Research. Researchers discussed issues related to Muslim-Christian relations and sectarian strife, in addition to other social matters.
Date of source: Monday, May 11, 2009
The article highlights the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights during the first quarter of 2009.
Date of source: Monday, May 11, 2009
In a statement before a delegation from the American University in Cairo, Minister of Endowments Dr. Zaqzūq stresses equality between Muslims and Christians in Egypt, renews his calls to visit Jerusalem and criticizes the Bahā’ī faith.
Date of source: Thursday, April 16, 2009
Al-Dustūr reports on the joint statement issued by Human Rights Watch and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights on the decree issued by the Ministry of Interior allowing putting a "-" in the religion entry for Bahā’īs.
Date of source: Thursday, April 16, 2009
Al-Dustūr reports on the new decree allowing Bahā’īs to produce new identification certificates with a "-" in front of the religion entry.