Date of source: Sunday, August 9, 2009
Father ‘Azīz, priest of the Hanging Church, speaks about his personal experience with Dr. Fathi Surūr, the speaker of parliament.
Date of source: Thursday, July 30, 2009
The Secretary General of al-Wafd party responds to declarations of the Speaker of the People’s Assembly about Copts in Egyptian politics and society.
Date of source: Friday, July 31, 2009
Dr. Fathī Surūr has been the target of harsh attacks by many Coptic figures due to his statement that Copts are far removed from political life by their own will because they prefer business
Date of source: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
The article reflects on an interview conducted with Dr. Fathī Surūr, speaker of the People’s Assembly.
Date of source: Sunday, February 22, 2009
A bill concerning ‘urfī marriages that was proposed by the female Member of Parliament Ibtisām Habīb was opposed by another MP because she is a Christian.
Date of source: Saturday, December 6, 2008
Great uproar was created following the publication and circulation of a photo of the Grand Imām of the Azhar Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī shaking hands with Shimon Peres in the Conference for inter religious dialogue that was held at the UN in New York.
Date of source: Sunday, November 16, 2008
Mājid Muhammad reports about the campaign launched against the Jewish celebrations of Abū Hasīrah in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, August 17, 2008
The article provides background information on the Abū Fānā Monastery crisis, stating that a settlement was reached when the Coptic Church agreed to give up some of the land for peace and a fencing wall to protect the remaining land. The article then relates how Minya officials have gone back on...
Date of source: Monday, July 21, 2008
Egyptian parliamentarian Muhsin Rādī argues on behalf of Shaykh Abd al-Azīz Ibrāhīm, the owner of the Grand Hyatt hotel in Cairo, and on the behalf of all hotel owners to enshrine their right to refuse to serve alcohol on the premises of their hotels. Rādī presents his case to the Islamic Research...
Date of source: Thursday, October 9, 2008
Lawyers representing a Coptic woman call on People’s Assembly Speaker Ahmad Fathī Surūr to stop a court ruling granting custody of her two children to their Muslim father.