Arab West Report Egyptian press summaries and media research for dialogue

The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) suggests pursuing the timetable to hand over power, while the Salafī al-Nūr (light) Party suggests canceling the Shurá Council, making a constitutional declaration that would limit the privileges of the President and handing responsibility of forming the government to the People's Assembly. [Author Not Mentioned, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Dec. 25, p. 1] Read original text in Arabic 

Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awā, Islamic thinker and presidential hopeful, for his part, said that the Egyptian media is corrupted. He added that there are attempts to divide Egyptians and warned of discriminating between Muslims, Christians, seculars and liberals.

He added that Copts are partners in the nation, calling for holding [Coptic tycoon] Najīb Sawirus accountable for his recent statements. [Muhsin 'Ashrī, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, Dec. 25, p.1] Read original text in Arabic

Meanwhile, FaceBook activists launched a campaign to protect Christians and churches during their Eastern Orthodox Christmas Mass. A similar campaign was made during the previous Palm Sunday and Easter Mass. [Ahmad Habīb, al-Hurīyah wal-‘Adālah, Dec. 25, p.3] Read original text in Arabic

On the other hand, an official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied figures about the number of Coptic migrants because of religious persecution after the revolution. Media reports had noted that the Ministry had the number of 45,000 Copts migrated because of religious discrimination in Egypt. [Sahar Dīyā' al-Dīn, al-Wafd, Dec. 25, p.4] Read original text in Arabic 

An opinion article in Sawt al-Ummah was published under the title “Mīnā Danīyāl disobeyed the church...Demanded the martyrdom and earned it.” [Īmān Mahjūb, Sawt al-Ummah, Dec. 25, p.7] Read original article in Arabic