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Interreligious tensions in Egypt are, unfortunately, very often related to church construction.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Ashraf Madbūlī's article quotes Endowments Minister Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq, who says that the People's Assembly will debate a personal affairs law for Christians in the current parliamentary session. Zaqzūq also says that the government is "mulling a new law to regulate the building of mosques and...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
The author writes that when she heard that a three-story building in ‘Umrāniyyah had been converted into a mosque, she asked her newspaper editor if he would confirm this, which he did by sending a reporter there.
She comments on the strange timing and speed of converting this unfinished building...
Date of source: Friday, November 26, 2010
The Progressive National Unionist Party expressed its sorrow for the riots that happened outside the Giza governorate headquarters last week. It said the main reason behind the recent rise in sectarian violence is the government’s failure to issue a unified law for places of worship. The party...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
The Ministry of Endowments has blocked the construction of minarets of new mosques on the pretext of cutting expenses.
Date of source: Thursday, July 1, 2004
A strange, unexpected decision issued by the Council of Governors prevents building new Azharite institutes. This decision is made in at the time when people feel suspicious towards the projects of the ?Greater Middle East? and ?renewal of religious discourse.”
Dr. Abdel Mo‘ti Bayoumi, professor...
Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
Du‘ā Mahmūd writes about a report published in an American paper about sectarian discrimination in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, November 6, 2006
Ahmad Abū al-Khir interviews one of the most
controversial members of Parliament; alī Laban, member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Date of source: Monday, September 11, 2006
The author criticizes the fatwá of Dr. ‘Ali Jum‘ah, which makes it permissible for mobile phone networks to fix antennas to the minarets of mosques.
Date of source: Sunday, August 13, 2006
The author says that despite continued delays, he hopes that the draft unified law for places of worship will be discussed in the coming parliamentary round. However, he expresses concern that the National Council for Human Rights has also produced a draft text for discussion.