Date of source: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Al -Kalimah Center for Human Rights has prepared a study calling on the government to recognize that Copts’ are a minority and that they are subject to persecution in Egypt. Pope Shenouda refused to read the study when it was presented to him.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Ranā Mamdūh reports about granting the Bahā’īs the right to put a (-) in the religion slot of their identification cards.
Date of source: Monday, March 16, 2009
Ikrām Lam‘ī comments on the letter that activists have sent to President Barack Obama calling on him to use his influence to force Arab countries to observe human rights.
Date of source: Sunday, February 22, 2009
The author discusses the release of Aymān Nūr the political prisoner that has recently been released. The article debates whether or not he was released following foreign pressure and charts his political career.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
This article sheds light on the supposed visit of President Mubārak to the White House and the nine demands awaiting him which are set by the Egyptian coalition.
Date of source: Sunday, February 15, 2009
Members of Michael Munīr’s fan group on facebook call on U.S. Copts to work for giving Bahā’īs, Shī‘ah, and converts to Christianity more freedom of creed in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 3, 2009
The author discusses the relationship between the integration of Arab and Muslim communities into Western societies and the racial discrimination against Muslim and Arab communities
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2009
The Egyptian security forces detained many people who were involved in demonstrations that were organized to support the Palestinians of Gaza. Humanitarian bodies and families of the detainee protested at the Journalists’ Syndicate and called for the quick release of those detained.
Date of source: Monday, February 9, 2009
Security forces in Cairo detain humanitarian activists from the “toward Gaza” campaign. One of the detained [Philip Rizk] was said to be “abducted” by the state security to an unknown place. A notification was filed and investigations are ongoing.
Date of source: Monday, February 9, 2009
Al-Dawakhilī examines one of the most crucial issues in Egypt; Muslim-Christian relations. He sheds light, in his article, on a number of violent and aggressive incidents that have taken place in different governorates of the country especially in al-Minia which reflects a state of prevailing...