Date of source: Wednesday, June 27, 2012
On the other hand, ‘Abd al-Wahāb Sha’bān, in an opinion piece in al-Wafd, wrote that Copts do not care about the continuous hints of appointing a Coptic Vice-president due to the acts of violence that occurred in the early 'nineties.
There are concerns about the migration of Copts after Mursī was...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 27, 2012
According to page 7 in al-Ahrām, Christians had some fears about Mursī making it to power but these were gradually dispelled after the president-elect's maiden speech. They believe that as long as God chose him then it is going to be for the good, praying to God to bestow success on him in his...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The President-elect also received Public Prosecutor Dr. ‘Abd al-Majīd Mahmūd and members of the judicial bodies and the High Judicial Council.
Mursī’s political advisor Ahmad Dayf, for his part, said that the new president will use the strategy of including all segments of society and appointing a...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 13, 2012
"The Muslim Brotherhood obtained 20 seats – either lawmakers belonging to the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the Irshād (Guidance) Office members or public figures affiliated to the group like Islamic thinker Dr. Muhammad 'Umārah," said Katātnī.
The Supreme Constitutional Court withdrew from the...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Six Copts were named for the constituent assembly, including Edward Ghālib, Bishop Yūhannā, Bishop Bula, Samīr Marqus, Shahīrah Halīm Dūs and Munsif Najīb Sulaymān.
The substitute list, however, included a less number of Copts – four, including George Nājī Misīhah, Sūzī Nāshid, Nabīl Samuel Abādīr...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Counselor Māhir Sāmī, Vice-President of the Supreme Constitutional Court and its official spokesman, told the Middle East News Agency (MENA) that the court's refusal to participate in the constituent assembly was due to failure by political powers to reach consensus on the lineup of this panel.
He...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Six Copts were named for the constituent assembly, including Edward Ghālib, Bishop Yūhannā, Bishop Bula, Samīr Marqus, Shahīrah Halīm Dūs and Munsif Najīb Sulaymān.
The substitute list, however, included a less number of Copts – four, including George Nājī Misīhah, Sūzī Nāshid, Nabīl Samuel Abādīr...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 13, 2012
"The Muslim Brotherhood obtained 20 seats – either lawmakers belonging to the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the Irshād (Guidance) Office members or public figures affiliated to the group like Islamic thinker Dr. Muhammad 'Umārah," said Katātnī.
The Supreme Constitutional Court withdrew from the...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
During a Defence and Security Committee held Monday, April 22 at the Shūrá Council, Dr. Samir Marcos (Samīr Marqus), an assistant to the former President, emphasized that Egypt has witnessed armed violence against Copts and the Church for the last thirty years.The Committee was called for in order...