Date of source: Thursday, January 24, 2008
An alleged phone call betweens the general guide of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo and the chairman of the political bureau of Hamās in Damascus stresses the need to put pressure on Egypt by organizing demonstrations to gain international approval to stop the siege of the Gaza Strip.
Date of source: Sunday, January 27, 2008
Hānī Labīb calls to create a new program in the Egyptian educational process to be focused on educating pupils and students of all educational levels on the rights and duties related to elections.
Date of source: Monday, January 21, 2008
The author, Hānī Ahmad Rizq, claims that a state of sectarian tension stormed the village of Miniyat al-Hayt in al-Fayyūm as a result of a Muslim villager accusing a Coptic family of kidnapping and harming his wife.
Date of source: Friday, January 25, 2008
Fahmī Huwaydī agrees with the voices that hold the regime responsible for agitating sectarianism in society. However, he adds that there are other factors that strongly contribute to inflaming the situation.
Date of source: Sunday, January 20, 2008
The article discusses the two year old case of a student at Minya University who was discriminated against and the university did nothing to resolve the issue. In an unprecedented move the head of department then handed in his resignation as a sign of his outrage toward the university.
Date of source: Sunday, January 13, 2008
A student who graduated from Assiut University in 2006 hoped to be offered a permanent position at the university but the university decided not to appoint him. Moreover, when he applied to do a PhD he was told that he had been rejected because there were not enough supervisors. The author of the...
Date of source: Sunday, December 23, 2007
The author shows three conversations he had during his short visit to Egypt, by which he believes that there is a hope for better future for Egyptians.
Date of source: Saturday, December 1, 2007 to Friday, December 7, 2007
In the wake of two important conferences held recently in Cairo about citizenship rights and democracy, Diana al-Dab‘ examines the role of Copts in diaspora in these two conferences.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
The author quotes a statement of a human rights group, in which it defends the Coptic businessman Najīb Sawirus’s right to express his opinion. A few weeks ago, Sawirus was reported as attacking the Ḥijāb along with other features of religious extremism.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
The article discusses a recent meeting between King ‘Abd Allāh of Saudi Arabia, and Pope Benedict XVI, the first meeting of its kind, and the implications that this meeting has.