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1. Editorial
Date of source: Saturday, June 23, 2007
Allegations in Alexandria resulted in Christians and Muslims throwing stones and bottles at each other. Christian scholar Muná Makram ‘Ubayd sees under-representation of Copts in political functions as the main reason to expect an escalation in the crisis between state and church Youssef Sidhom...
79. The Sa‘d al-Din Ibrahim phenomenon
Date of source: Saturday, June 23, 2007
The article criticizes the head of the Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies, Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm, for defaming his country by issuing fake reports about internal problems within Egypt and for contacting the U.S. in an attempt to reduce the annual aid that Egypt receives.
42. The president rejects Pope Shenouda’s nominations of the Shurá Council’s appointees
Date of source: Sunday, June 24, 2007
The relationship between the ruling party presided by President Mubārak and Pope Shenouda reached an impasse after Mubārak ignored a request submitted by Pope Shenouda to appoint three Copts in al-Shūrá Council.
41. Coptic Church made a plan to escalate against the regime after Copts were excluded from the Shurá Council
Date of source: Friday, June 22, 2007
Outrage and a desire for revenge against the regime prevailed within the church after the regime broke its promise to allocate a number of seats to the Copts in the Shūrá Council’s mid-term elections.
21. al-Jama‘ah al-Islamiyah leaders refuse to attend a conference about the intellectual reviews to be held by the al-Ahram Center
Date of source: Tuesday, June 26, 2007
The article talks about the refusal of al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah to attend a conference which will be held by al-Ahrām Center for Strategic Studies.
60. Citizenship principles are expected to be the source of income for all the human rights organizations in Egypt in the coming period
Date of source: Saturday, June 16, 2007
The author suggests that the hope of the majority of human rights organizations in Egypt is to receive foreign funding. He reveals new projects in the name of human rights and citizenship being drafted Egyptian human rights organizations and international institutions.
58. Catastrophe: Christians of Qina boycotted the elections under the church recommendations
Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2007
The author reports on incidents of forgery in Qinā during the Shūrá Council’s elections.
57. Marqus Nakhlah, secretary of councils at the National Democratic Party: Pope Shenouda is sad and Copts are angry. Church leadership suggested Copts boycott the elections
Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2007
Coptic independent nominee to the Shūrá Council’s elections Marqus Nakhalah reveals incidents of falsification in the favor of the nominee of the ruling national Democratic Party.
20. Christian candidate Victor Wahib: "The governor, his secretary and State Security Investigation forced me to withdraw in favor of an NDP candidate and when I refused they threatened me with the Muslim Brotherhood"
Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2007
Victor Wahīb Fām was the only Coptic candidate who ran for the Shūrá Council elections of al-Fayyūm governorate, but security pressure forced him to concede his candidacy in favor of the National Democratic Party candidate Hānī Sayf al-Naṣr.
54. Copts are called to a more active political role
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2007
A Copt was forced to withdraw from the Shūrá Council elections in the interest of the nominee of the ruling National Democratic Party. While the church urges Coptic youth to lead a positive role in public life and calls to establish a Muslim-Christian committee for this aim, many Coptic thinkers...

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