Date of source: Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Abū Islām, prior to referral to the court, said he meant to insult U.S. Pastor Terry Jones, who called for a so-called Qur’ān Burning Day, back.
Date of source: Sunday, September 30, 2012
There is no reason for the current state of extremism that brought a camp of some who belong to the political Islam groups to start a needless fight seeking the amendment of Article II of the Egyptian Constitution of 1971 that read “the principles of Islamic sharī’ah is the main source of...
Date of source: Sunday, August 19, 2012
A lawyer belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood has established a lawsuit before the National Council in which he demanded the repeal of the appointment of Tahānī al-Jibālī as Chancellor (Vice-President) of the Supreme Constitutional Court by the former President Husnī Mubārak.
Date of source: Sunday, September 23, 2012
Representatives of the Egyptian Orthodox, Evangelical and Catholic churches met Saturday (September 22) at the St. Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah under acting patriarch Bishop Pachomius and all agreed to refuse the addition of an article sanctioning the Azhar to have sole...
Date of source: Sunday, September 23, 2012
Haggling renewed over Article II of the constitution on Saturday (September 22)
Date of source: Sunday, September 23, 2012
Dr. Muhammad ‘Abd al-Salām, a representative of the Azhar on the constitution-drafting panel, said the Azhar demands keeping the text of Article II as mentioned in the 1971 intact, which is advocated by the representatives of the three churches.
Date of source: Sunday, September 23, 2012
The supreme state security prosecution embarked on investigations into a report by lawyers al-Sayīd Hāmid Muhammad and Nāsir al-‘Asqalānī, both are members in the Bar Association’s freedoms committee, against Ahmad ‘Abd Allāh, alias Abū Islām, accusing him of tearing a copy of the Bible during...
Date of source: Sunday, September 23, 2012
Signs of a strong clash between the Coptic Orthodox Church and President Muhammad Mursī are looming after the Salafī Front accused Bishop Serapion of involvement in the film defaming the Prophet Muhammad.
Date of source: Sunday, September 23, 2012
A battle of statements flared up between the Salafī Front and the Coptic Orthodox Church after the front lodged a complaint with the public prosecutor accusing three Christian clergymen, including Bishop Serapion, of co-producing the prophet-denigrating movie.
Date of source: Monday, August 20, 2012
Two months have passed since work first began on the Constituent Assembly and still its sub-committees did not finish drafting the final articles of the Constitution amidst an ongoing tug-of-war among its members, particularly about Article II, articles concerning the powers of the president and...