Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
The article discusses the General Citizenship Conference, and the resulting Egyptian Declaration of Citizenship.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
The following presents letters from the readers of Watani International, commenting on published stories, and hot topics of contention in the Egyptian media.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
The article discusses the annual Coptic Youth Conference, and the new addition to the agenda that will be discussed, namely the political participation of the youth.
Date of source: Sunday, November 18, 2007
There are clear elements of the pressure groups known as lobbies in Egyptian society and the world. The pressure groups play a leading role in the policies of the world’s nations.
Date of source: Sunday, November 18, 2007
The author presents an appeal for the upcoming convention on citizenship rights, urging that the Church of Mar-Girgis, and its arduous struggle with obtaining registration, be recognized.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The author refutes claims of some Copts that late President Jamāl ‘Abd al-Nāṣir had discriminated against Copts through his nationalization movement.
Date of source: Monday, November 19, 2007
The author, Fahmī Huwaydī, refuses any form of security interference in the hiring process of new Muslim clerics at the Ministry of Endowments.
Date of source: Saturday, November 10, 2007
The article reports on a report published by the U.S.-based America in Arabic news agency about a U.S.-Jewish delegation meeting with the minister of culture to discuss the establishment of a Jewish museum in Cairo to narrate the history of Jews in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, November 8, 2007
The Egyptian Union for Human Rights [EUHR] has called for an international conference to be held in Cairo next January that would be attended by representatives of Coptic organizations abroad as well as state officials to ease tensions between the Government and expatriate Copts.
Date of source: Sunday, November 11, 2007
The article highlights the recent problems with Pope Shenouda’s health, and expresses Watani International’s wishes for a speedy recovery.