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Egypt – the Church under Pressure
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[The text was written as a chapter for Freedom of Belief and Christian Mission, Edited by Hans Aage Gravaas, Christof Sauer, Tormod Engelsviken, Maqsood Kamil and Knud Jørgensen. Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series, Vol.
Ten Books That Legitimized Violence, Giving Rise to Ideology of Terrorist Organizations
Date of source: Thursday, February 11, 2021
In this article, Egyptian researcher Dr. Kamāl Ḥabīb narrows down ten writings that he believes lay the foundation for using violence and explicitly call for it under the concepts of al-ḥākimiyya [God’s sovereignty], defending Muslim lands, and applying the sharīʿah [Islamic law]. 
The Kuala Lumpur Summit: Inconsistencies over the Concept of “Thinking about the Muslim Nation”
Date of source: Wednesday, January 8, 2020
In this article, the author reflects on how Islamists at a recent summit in Kuala Lumpur are focusing their efforts around the concept of “thinking about the Muslim Nation” [al-tafkīr bil-umma].  The author discusses the dangers of such a policy as enacted in Sudan and highlights the contradictions...
The Copts of Ismāʿiliyya village of Minya donate construction materials for building a mosque in the village
Date of source: Monday, March 25, 2019
After the participation of  Muslims of  Ismāʿiliyya village of Minya governorate through donations for building a church in the village during the year before the past, the village once again announces the tolerance and love that prevails amongst its people as the Copts donate building materials to...
Religion and Politics Case study: The Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt until 2013
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7. Reports confirmed several attempts of preventing Copts from voting
Date of source: Sunday, December 16, 2012
Independent human rights organizations, monitoring the referendum over the draft Constitution, detected several attempts of preventing Copts from voting.
75. The two Coptic children who desecrate a copy of the Qur’ān were handed over to their parents
Date of source: Saturday, October 6, 2012
Jamāl Shamardal, a leading member of the Jamā’ah Islāmīyah (Islamic Group) in Beni Suef, held Priest Ishaq Kastūr of the ‘Izbit Marco Church of al-Fashn town, responsible for the escalated incidents in the governorate during the past few days.
16-President Muhammad Mursī decision to appoint 90 members of the Shūrá Council came as an evidence that Islamists, especially the MB, will have control over the number of appointees.
Date of source: Monday, December 24, 2012
President Muhammad Mursī decision to appoint 90 members of the Shūrá Council came as an evidence that Islamists, especially the MB, will have control over the number of appointees. This contradicts with spokesperson for the President Yāsir ‘Alī’s statements that 75 percent of appointees will not be...
17-Member of al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyah denies his party issued a fatwa apostatizing voters who are against the referendum
Date of source: Monday, December 3, 2012
Dr. Safwat 'Abd al-Ghanī, member of al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyah's Shūrá Council stated that the broadcasted statement attributed to al-Jamā’ah on allegedly issuing a fatwá apostatizing voters who are against the referendum of apostasy, has raised a wave of surprise and consternation.
The Evolution of Egyptian Nationalism: Identifying essential categories and patterns of Egyptian Identity
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Political and social theorist Sir Isaiah Berlin famously compared nationalism to a ‘bent twig’, ‘forced down so severely that when released, it lashed back wit

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