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The Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organization, founded by Counselor Najīb Jabrā’īl, in cooperation with the local and international groups, threatened to demand the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to send international fact-finding commissions to gather evidence from all sources and...
Members of the judiciary in Alexandria started a sit-in on Friday (November 23) prior to their participation in extraordinary meetings of the Judges Clubs’ general assemblies scheduled to be held today (November 24) in protest over the recent decrees by President Mursī.
ʿAbd al-Ghaffār Shukr, Vice Chairman of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), and member Muḥammad Zāriʿ offered their resignation while six others threatened to quit in objection against attempts to “ikhwānize” it.
Reactions of Egyptians on the streets escalated over decrees by President Muhammad Mursī on Thursday (November 22) sacking the public prosecutor and immunizing his decisions as political, betraying deep divisions within the society as opponents termed them as “rehash of past dictatorship”. [Author...
The health ministry announced that the total number of injured persons during Wednesday’s nationwide protests rose to 260, including 35 in the iconic al-Taḥrīr Square, 129 in al-Shūn Square in al-Gharbiyya governorate, nine in al-Sāʿa Square in al-Biḥayra, 56 outside the Brotherhood’s Freedom and...
Al-Azhar appealed to President Muḥammad Mursī to emphasize the rule of law and work on bringing all political powers together at the dialogue table to renounce schism and provide a proper and rational atmosphere to finalize a consensus constitution expressive of all segments of the Egyptian people.
Renowned Coptic thinker Dr. Mīlād Hannā passed away inside al-Salām Hospital on Monday (November 26) at the age of 88.
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II gave a strong slap to the church’s old guards, excluding three leading clergymen of late Pope Shenouda’s secretariat – Bishops Bīshūy, Armiyā and Yu’annis – in response to complaints lodged against them.
The draft constitution has to respect and protect Egypt’s political, cultural and religious pluralism and should not under any circumstances call for protecting only one culture or one faith.
The Azhar appealed to the people of Egypt to show keenness on their unity in these “critical circumstances the homeland is going through,” urging them to continue their dialogue over points of differences as a way to overcome the current problems.

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