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This article discusses a conference held in Qalyubiya to discuss citizenship rights. Much of the conference was centered on the issue of Coptic rights in Egypt. Many prominent figures were also in attendance, and the author focuses on the comments made by the host, the Governor of Qalyubiya, Adly...
Sidhom comments on the Parliament’s refusal to discuss a unified law on building places of worship for the fifth year in a row.
The draft law for a unified houses of worship law has sat in parliament for the last four years but has never been discussed. In 2008, Watanī newspaper itself launched a campaign calling for the law to be effectuated, as part of the campaign Watanī asked a number of MPs for their opinion on the...
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.
The article bemoans the fact that at the end of yet another parliamentary session there is still no progress on the unified houses of worship law. A bill was presented to the parliament four years ago and was referred to the housing committee but since then there has been no further developments
As sectarian clashes have increasingly been erupting, some have called for a unified law to arrange the construction and renovation processes of houses of worship whether mosques or churches. Some human rights activists and members of the People’s Assembly have proposed drafts to the parliament,...
Sectarian strife in Egypt has been a hot topic of contention in the media. The following article presents a synopsis of incidents that have occurred in Egypt in the recent years. The author considers the reasons behind these attacks, the similar situations that they share, that is attacks that have...
A petition has been written by Egyptians calling for discussion on a draft unified law on the building of houses of worship in Egypt.
In March 1996, the courts rejected a case filed against the appointment of Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī as Grand Imām and President of the Islamic Research Academy . This raised the question: what do people want from the Grand Imām and why are there such struggles over this role?
The People’s Assembly of Egypt (Parliament) has decided to ratify a new law, next June, to regulate the building, restoration and preservation of the houses of worship of the three religions.
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