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It has been settled in the public mind that the church represents the Copts politically as the church receives congratulations over holy and religious occasions and through it to the "Coptic brothers" and it is also the one that is consulted over laws that have to do with Copts.
An investigative report, about indicators of the upcoming parliament, was carried out by two journalists from Akhbār al-Yawm. Indicators show that Islamist groups, old political parties, and businessmen will take over the parliament, with youth or new political parties seeing a major absence....
“Through the past years, Copts faced many problems in practicing their religious rites due to the minimal number of churches in many places” says Īhab Ramzī, the author of the article.
  The Cabinet has issued a decision to isolateany National Democratic Party (NDP) leaders working in administrative bodies and institutions, as well as a cabinet reshuffle. No NDP leaders will be given any position of state leadership, and their positions are being reviewed by the Attorney General...
All Egyptians, Muslims or Christians, were shocked by Maurice Sādiq's recent declaration "of a separate Coptic state in southern Egypt" and even his selection of Coptic activist 'Ismat Zaqlamah as its president. Sādiq, Chairman of the National American Coptic Assembly (NACA), who has recently been...
Al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah handed its documents to establish its political party al-Binā' wa al-Tanmīyah (Reconstruction and Development) to the Political Parties' Affairs Committee. 'Isām Dirbālah, the head of the group's Shurā Council, said that there are a lot of women and Copts among founders of...
 Usāmah Haykal, Minister of Information, noted that the Egyptian media needs to gain credibility. He added the media will be a directed message that respects the receiver's mentality. Media should be neutral and objective. Read original text in Arabic  
Egyptian authorities have controlled a sectarian clash that began Thursday night and continued until dawn on Friday in Qolosna village in Minia Governorate.
To be pious and religious is a wonderful thing but the problems begin when this devoutness turns into fanaticism or extremism, writes Yūḥannā Qultah Sa‘īd, Deputy Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church and former vice president of the World Council of Churches (WCC), in an opinion article....
Dr. Mahmūd 'Azab, an advisor to Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, said that the Azhar always keeps an open door for dialogue. He added that the Vatican has to reverse its position regarding Islam and the Prophet Muhammad and stop dishing accusations against the Muslim faith. "The...

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