Date of source: Sunday, February 17, 2008
The Egyptian government has approved the foundation of an organization headed by one of the leaders of the expatriate Copts, Michael Meunier.
Date of source: Thursday, February 7, 2008
AWR obtained NGO status, after a long process starting in 2003.
Comment on Rafīq Ḥabīb who argues that the civil state is not by necessity opposed to the religious state.
Date of source: Thursday, October 18, 2007
In this interview Sa‘īd ‘Abd al-Ḥāfiz, manager of "Forum for Development and Human Rights Dialogue" talks about his dispute with his partner Nijād al-Bur‘ī, manager of " Democratic Development Association", over the "Parliament for All" project.
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2007
The article discusses the postponement of a lawsuit filed by the Middle East Christians Association against the president of the republic, the prime minister, the interior minister, the justice minister, and the social solidarity minister demanding that the Coptic victims of al-Koshh receive...
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2007
al-Usbūc reports on the opinions of Coptic figureheads on the new policy of the U.S. Administration to redistribute part of its aid to Egypt in order to be used in the building and renovation of churches. Copts, clergy, and laymen alike condemn the new policy and accuse it of aiming at disrupting...
Date of source: Thursday, June 28, 2007
al-Aḥrār published a file about the three minorities in Egypt: Copts, Shī‘ah and Nubians. The file sheds light on the historic backgrounds and the current situations of these minorities. Nāhid al-Nibrāwī, editor of the file presents an observation of reality and viewpoints of minorities leading...
Date of source: Sunday, May 27, 2007
The article provides an overview of the reconciliation effort in Bimhā, and what the governorate of Giza is doing to assist the victims. The authors criticize the unbalanced compensation and assistance that is being awarded to the individual victims.
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Many of the experienced human rights activists have turned into foreign funding brokers provided that fund seekers observe total secrecy and blind obedience. Brokers might as well pass the recipe secret to some company owner, which paves the way for the emergence of more brokers.
Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2007
Drs. Cornelis Hulsman stresses the danger of ignorant media reporting, and the damage that inaccurate fact-checking can cause. He provides a number of examples from various intellectuals, commenting on stories that have been sensationalized in the media, and the negative effects this reporting had...
Date of source: Monday, April 16, 2007
A new sectarian crisis has erupted in Minia after the governorate closed a Christian association
called the Coptic Orthodox Church Deacons Association in Beni Khālid village in Maghāghah without rhyme or reason.