Date of source: Saturday, November 27, 2004
Interviewing 18 Egyptians, including bishops, and one American, about major issues in religious freedom in Egypt and the importance of AWR work
Date of source: Monday, June 14, 2004
Under the pretext of commemorating the twelfth anniversary of Farag Foda’s assassination at the hands of members of Islamic groups, members of the Egyptian Association for Enlightenment, headed by Saad Eddin Ibrahim, launched a fierce attack on the July Revolution and attacked religion [Islam] and...
Date of source: Friday, February 20, 2004
During the celebration of his appointment to a full professorship at the University of Leiden, the president of the university delivered a speech in which he described (Dr.) Nasr Hamed Abu Zeid as the silent intellect. However, “there is a historical moment when the intellect breaks his silence and...
Date of source: Saturday, July 26, 2008
President Mubarak’s initiative to scrap prison sentences in press publishing cases is one of the most serious reform decisions, and is worth strongly supporting, so government policies will become wiser. It is necessary to carry out wide-ranging and comprehensive reform to liberate the citizen and...
Date of source: Thursday, January 29, 2004
Discussions about Amr Ibn Al-’As as prominent 7th century Muslim leader who conquered Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, January 24, 2004
The assassination of Dutch film producer Theo van Gogh and discussions about the limits of freedom of expression.
Date of source: Monday, April 18, 2005
Shawqī Murqus, went to the civil status department to ask for a national identity card but the department refused to issue it for him under the pretext that he had converted to Islam in 1972. He provided evidence that he had reconverted to Christianity with a ruling of the Clerical Council of the...
Date of source: Sunday, April 3, 2005
The U.S. Department of State human rights report on Egypt slammed human rights abuses and security officials’ transgressions against journalists and anti-Mubārak protestors.
Date of source: Saturday, February 26, 2005
An example of how the murder of the Armanious family had been received in the US Coptic community. With a comment of the AWR editor.
Date of source: Saturday, January 8, 2005
“I believe the first problem is the construction of churches. What I am saying is that there must be a unified law in which the mosque and the church are equal…We are focusing on this issue and the constitution guarantees the freedom of worship. If we really want to observe and respect the...