Date of source: Monday, February 8, 2016
Three years ago, on February 27, 2013, we interviewed Aḥmad Ashūsh in our office. These were the days of President Muhammad Mursī and we then made efforts to understand the motivations of the different people involved various Islamists movements. Aḥmad Ashūsh was arrested in October 2013 for the...
Date of source: Sunday, January 3, 2016
On Saturday, the Cairo Criminal Court, presided by Judge Muhammad Sherīn Fahmi and the counselors Hassan al-Sāyis and Abu al-Nasr `Ethmān, decided to postpone the trial of deposed President Muhammad Mursi and ten others accused of “being informants for Qatar.” Cairo’s State Security Chief is...
Date of source: Saturday, March 28, 2015
At this year’s Arab Summit in Sharm el-Shaykh, signs of rapprochement began to appear between Egypt and Qatar. Recently, the two countries have been expected to begin a period of complete reconciliation. Mukhtār Nawh, a former leader in the Muslim Brotherhood, said that the ongoing reconciliation...
Date of source: Saturday, September 19, 2015
Foreign Policy, The New York Times, Daily News Egypt and al-Bawaba news all report about the ban on reporting on the killings of Mexican tourists in Egypt’s Western desert. There is growing public anger against the absence of transparency and increased media gags.
Date of source: Thursday, August 27, 2015
In accordance with scheduled sessions to listen to witnesses in the trial of ousted Morsi, the Cairo Criminal Court listens today to the witness, Maj. Gen. Mohammad ´́Amru Wahbi, Chairman of the Administrative Control Authority ACA.
Date of source: Friday, May 29, 2015
Women of Egypt: Campaign stigmatizing women who do not wear the hijāb is a dangerous escalation
Hudā Badrān, the President of the General Council for Egyptian Women, condemned the campaign to disgrace women who do not wear the hijāb. The campaign is spreading over social media and is set to take...
Date of source: Thursday, January 17, 2013
On December 11 the SGP-delegation met with Coptic Catholic Bishop Qultah to hear his opinions following the tensions between Islamists and non-Islamists over the Constitution. Diana Serodio translated from French into English. Following an introduction by Bishop Qultah SGP, delegation members...
Date of source: Monday, May 28, 2012
Date of source: Thursday, March 22, 2012
The U.S. State Department’s International Religious Freedoms report grilled the ruling authorities in Egypt, which, it said, caused religious freedom violations, adding Egypt, the heart of the Arab Spring, has seen hope turning into panic after human rights deteriorations under the Supreme Council...
Date of source: Saturday, December 31, 2011
[Lamīs Yahyá is an Egyptian student living in Germany who is supporting the Egyptian student movement for democratization in Egypt. She earlier wrote the investigative report on the conflict around the building of a Coptic Orthodox Church in Marīnāb, September 30, 2011.]