Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2011
In an interview with Wall Street Journal, Egyptian diplomat Butrūs Butrūs Ghālī said that Copts are practicing their doctrine and they hold leadership positions, adding that this is what is required to reinforce a spirit of citizenship.
Ghālī calls for establishing a special unit in the public...
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2011
Representatives attending the closing session of the Islamic Parliamentary Conference in Abu Dhabi say that Egypt is an example of genuine coexistence between Muslims and Christians, according to state-supported al-Jumhūrīyah.
The paper says that conference attendees expressed their support for...
Date of source: Sunday, December 12, 2010
Sāmih Mahrūs remembers Wafā’ Constantine (Wife of a Coptic priest who wanted to convert to Islam, but remained Christian in the end); and Kāmīliyā Shihātah stories'; writing that there was another priest's wife who might eligibly be the next crisis.
This wife, and her family (including her priest...
Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2011
The following is a listing of articles that fit the AWR Selection Criteria, but have not been translated:
Headline: Wafd Party Enters Presidential Elections with Coptic Candidate Source: Al-Jumhūrīyah Page: 1 Author: Safwat ‘Umrān Keywords: Wafd political party, 2011 presidential elections...
Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2011
Egyptian newspaper coverage of the attack on the Church of the Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope Peter was limited on Monday, with most reports focusing on the ongoing investigation and corresponding statements given by high level officials concerning those responsible....
Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2011
Monday’s Egyptian newspapers once again focused heavily on the Naj‘ Hammādī incidents of 2010...
Date of source: Friday, January 14, 2011
Two weeks after the attack on the Church of the Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope Peter, Egyptian newspapers continued their coverage of the ensuing investigation...
Date of source: Monday, December 13, 2010
Public Prosecutor ‘Abd al-Mijīd Mahmūd assigned a team from prosecution of North Giza to study the suspects status preparing to get them released.
The public prosecutor issued a declaration saying that he got a release petition from some of the prisoners because of their health condition; in...
Date of source: Friday, January 14, 2011
Sectarian tension is once again the topic of many Egyptian editorialists over the weekend. This discussion comes primarily in light of the New Year’s Day attack on an Alexandria church and last week’s shooting of Christians on a train in Minya.
Date of source: Sunday, January 16, 2011
Headline: Bibāwī Proposes Abandoning Idea of Unified Houses of Worship Building Law
Source: Al-Dustūr
Author: Michael Faris
Page: 4
Keywords: None
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Headline: Islamic States’ Parliaments Conference Discusses Rights of Eastern...