Date of source: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Hānī Labīb writes about the politicization of the Coptic Church and the
political
participation of Copts in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, August 27, 2006
Amin Makram Ebeid discusses the rule of Muhammad Ali, who prepared Egypt for a secular form of democracy, and his successors, and wonders whether the age of tolerance in Muslim-Christian relations ended with the failure of the liberal era.
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
The author examines the situation of Copts under Islamic rule. He states that the weight of this history makes it difficult for Egypt and other Arab countries to support the principles of tolerant liberalism.
Date of source: Sunday, August 13, 2006
The author writes about the ongoing Islamization of Egypt. In this article he describes the historical Arabization of Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, June 12, 2006
The Iranian writer, Bahrām Bīdā‘ī, expressed in his play
“The book of Shaykh Shizrīn" the crisis of a society dominated by a self-interested religious
group
which exercises its influence to convict and eliminate anyone who has a difference of opinion.
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
The author criticizes the way the state is dealing with Coptic problems, which only led to
deteriorating relationships between Muslims and Christians in Egypt, and calls for quick political and
constitutional reforms as the only way out of this serious dilemma.
Date of source: Monday, June 5, 2006
Fādī
Habashī interviews Bishop Mousā, the bishop of youth, and discusses
with him the current problems
Copts are facing.
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
A controversial article on the growing Islamization of Egypt and the effect this has on the Coptic community.
Date of source: Saturday, May 6, 2006
The author
responds to allegations that the Azhar
promotes sectarian conflict and tension and even spreads “bomb-
fatwas”.
Date of source: Thursday, June 1, 2006
Mas‘ud Sabrī, an Egyptian researcher, says there is a
misunderstanding concerning the notion of Ahl al-Dhimma in Islam. He points out that some Egyptian
Copts or
those who oppose the application of Sharī‘a have this confusion, and so the
author tries
to point out the exact meaning of the...