Date of source: Sunday, January 27, 2008
The article reports on the statements of the participants of a seminar organized by Watanī salon along with the Committee of Freedoms at the Journalists’ Syndicate to discuss the possible means of activating the recommendations of the citizenship conference that was organized by the National...
Date of source: Friday, January 18, 2008
Muná al-Mallākh reports on the opinions of Coptic clergy and laymen to the newly-proposed amendments of the panel to elect the pope.
Date of source: Monday, January 14, 2008
Dr. Samīr Tanāghū, a professor in the Law Faculty at Alexandria University, writes about one of the unresolved legal issues concerning the state and the church; the Personal Status Law, and its effects on Copts.
Date of source: Friday, January 18, 2008
Hānī Labīb comments on the Rose al-Yūsuf file that was published on the occasion of the Coptic Christmas. The file was devoted to Coptic issues and contained interviews with clergymen and Coptic figures. Labīb hails the file as a valuable document.
Date of source: Sunday, January 20, 2008
Khalīl discusses the reasons behind the violence and discrimination against Copts in Egypt. He blames the government, the Coptic community, and the Muslim majority, and calls on Copts to make their voices heard in international human rights and media organizations. He stresses the significance of...
Date of source: Sunday, January 13, 2008
The article discusses the case of two Christian girls whose father has converted to Islam. A court ruling has ordered that their mother hand over her two children to their father so that they can be raised as Muslims.
Date of source: Sunday, January 13, 2008
The Administrative Judicial Court has rejected 105 out of the 400 lawsuits presented by converts who want to officially re-embrace Christianity.
Date of source: Sunday, January 7, 2007
Hānī Labīb suggests a number of measures by which a convert from one religion to another could be accepted in society.
Date of source: Sunday, February 10, 2008
The article reports on recent verdict of the Supreme Administrative Court that obliges the Ministry of Interior to officially acknowledge the conversion to Christianity on the identity cards of Christian-born converts to Islam.
Date of source: Friday, December 21, 2007
The authors discuss the issue of unifying the Adhān, whether it is a legitimate step or it contradicts Islamic Sharī‘ah. They quote the opinions of Muslim scholars on the issue.