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35. Politicizing the Coptic Church
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.
20. The age of tolerance in Egypt: has it come and gone? [3/4]: the advent of hope at the turn of the nineteenth century
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.
23. The age of tolerance in Egypt: has it come and gone?
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.
18. The age of tolerance in Egypt: has it come and gone? Part 1 of 4: tolerance and intolerance, before and after the Arab conquest
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.
58. Islam and citizenship.
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.
26. The Alexandria unrest is not the end of it
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.
36. Copts are waiting for a fact-finding committee
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.
31. The Islamization of Egypt over the past few decades, Egyptian nationalism and patriotism have receded, leaving space for Pan-Islamism. The real victims of the drastic transformation are undoubtedly the Copts who have been made to endure a de-facto dhi
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.
14. “Bomb-fatwas” being spread by Azhar professors and the Office of the mufti
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”.
10. Misunderstanding the notion of Ahl al-Dhimma
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...

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