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This paper begins by reviewing Egypt’s post-2011 transition prior to 2013, which includes briefs on the 2011-2012 parliamentary elections, the 2012 presidential elections, and unrest and sectarian violence during the period between Ḥusnī Mubārak’s overthrow and the summer of 2013.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Egyptian women experience different kinds of violence and recently the violations against female human rights activists and women’s rights defenders have increased.
According to the organisation, Nazra for Feminist Studies, the violations against women in Egypt are increasing. These violations...
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For decades now, Egyptian Coptic Christians and Muslims have been citing widely diverging numbers for the percentage of Christians in Egypt. In the absence of reliable, published data, the figures vary wildly, anywhere from 6 to 24 percent of population.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 23, 2019
The World Book Day is celebrated on April 23 every year in order to promote for reading and strengthen the cultural aspects of the book. Recognized by the UNESCO, this celebration is an opportunity to examine and review the proper methods of disseminating culture and making it available to all.
Date of source: Sunday, June 1, 2014 to Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Ayad Mossad [ʿAyyād Musʿad] discusses his time as foundation chairman of the Arab-West Report as well as some background information on his life. Accompanied is a contextual commentary included by Cornelis Hulsman.
Date of source: Saturday, March 17, 2018
In an interview with a Saudi newspaper, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawādrūs II reiterated his statement about the number of Christians in Egypt, saying that the number of Christians is 15 million.
Date of source: Monday, January 15, 2018
Al-Shabāb interviewed Dr. Muḥammad al-Mahdī professor of psychiatry to understand the meaning of the shocking numbers that resulted from the last census, for every change that steps by the Egyptian society has repercussions on its psychologic structure.
Date of source: Saturday, September 30, 2017
The Egyptian Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has presented a documentary about the history of censuses in Egypt in celebration of the announcement of the 2017 Egyptian census in the presence of President ‘Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī.
Date of source: Monday, October 2, 2017
A controversy generated when the Egyptian government decided not to announce the number of Copts in the last census and on why, in the first place, it did not announce that a census has been made based on the religious affiliation of the population.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2017
The author, Ḥamdī Rizq, states that the recent population census did not meet the expectations of Copts and a range of observers who wanted to know the official number of Copts in Egypt. Although the national Coptic Orthodox Church does not announce or ask for numbers to avoid provoking sectarian...