Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
A Brazilian Christian missionary distributed an e-mail with a story about the miraculous resurrection of a buried child that earlier had been discredited in an Egyptian publication. Nik Grossfield asks for care. As the Preacher says in Proverbs 15, “The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly,...
Date of source: Monday, February 19, 2007
Sectarian violence broke out in the Upper Egyptian village of Armant, Qinā governorate, after rumors spread that a group of three Coptic young men seduced a number of Muslim girls and filmed them in compromising positions. Arson attacks swept the village and eight Muslim teenagers were arrested for...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 31, 2007
As President Mubārak called for the Constitutional amendments, leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood group attacked them as they mainly aim at preventing political Islamic groups come to power. On the other hand, the media have praised the amendments, showing the dangers of the Brotherhood to both...
Date of source: Monday, December 25, 2006
A Supreme Administrative Court ruling denying Egyptian
Bahā’īs the right to have their religion recognized on official documents has
sparked
heated controversy in human rights circles. The ruling stated that the
Bahā’ī faith is
not a religion, hence it should not be listed on identification...
Date of source: Monday, December 11, 2006
Although
the Criminal Court has issued a verdict canceling a decision of the High State Security
Prosecution putting
two prominent Muslim Brotherhood leaders, Dr ‘Isām al-
‘Iryān and
Muhammad Mursī, under house arrest, many criticized the group for adhering to a
vague political and
religious...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Despite the
public outrage against the statements of Minister of Culture Fārūq Husnī on
the
H...
Date of source: Monday, November 20, 2006
Ashraf Bakhīt is an Egyptian young man who was arrested eight years ago. He was proved innocent, and was
supposed to
have been released a long time ago, yet he remains in detention. Ashraf attributed the
injustice he is undergoing to
Christian clergymen. He declared that he is subjected to...
Date of source: Monday, November 20, 2006
Sawt al-‘Ummah printed an interview with the chairman of the British Coptic Association while answering an invitation by al- Jazīrah TV channel. He explains Coptic activities abroad, and stresses the Coptic intention to establish an “International Coptic Council,” similar to that of the Jews.
Date of source: Monday, October 2, 2006
This article discusses opposing stories about the alleged kidnap and torture of a young Muslim man.
Date of source: Monday, October 9, 2006
This review addresses the issue of the reported kidnapping of a 15-year old girl called Lorāns who is in her secondary school stage of education. Conflicting versions of the story have emerged: Sawt al- Ummah says Lorāns said that she was kidnapped by four men and a woman wearing a niqāb...