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The Azhar clerics and scholars praised the agreement brokered between Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb and representatives of political powers, MPs and heads of professional syndicates that the Azhar undertakes contacts with all Egyptian political groups to form a constituent assembly to draft a...
“The Universal Declaration of Human Rights has emphatically stressed equality in rights and duties. Copts pay their taxes like any other citizen. I would not be exaggerating if I said one-third of the tax duties of the state are contributed by Copts. Coptic businessmen like Najīb Sawirus and Munīr...
The President’s formation of a 10-member expert committee of jurists responsible for amending the constitution has found controversy among Copts. Some remarked that the Coptic representation has been neglected in the committee  whereas others claimed that it is an apolitical technical committee...
Background: This recording is of a conference that focuses on Coptic rights in Egypt through a historical examination of facts, the roots of the problems and some recommendations. The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) organized small study groups in order to examine the topic in a...
Coptic activist Mamdūh Ramzī called for representation of Copts in all state positions, giving them the chance to have access to top posts and removing any bans on Copts seeking to run for presidential elections. [Author Not Mentioned, al-Wafd, April 13, p. 5] Read original text in Arabic
A state of disgruntlement was sparked among a number of Coptic Orthodox bishops who were absent from last week’s meeting at the Saint Mark Cathedral to discuss names of possible presidential hopefuls and others to represent the church in the constitutional assembly, according to a source inside the...
Reactions varied inside Coptic circles regarding reports that the church has made election lists supporting the Egyptian Bloc and urging Copts to vote for it.
In light of the law on division of constituencies the old calculations have changed and the search for voting blocs is becoming hectic among the candidates, some of whom hope for the Copts' votes while others believe they would not be effective under the new election law.
 CAIRO - The January 25 revolution is having a momentous impact on the Coptic Church. “The Copts will ignore Church policies,” surmised Mamoun Fendi, president of Fendi Associates, a Washington DC-based research group and think-tank, during the 18-day revolution.    
The Administrative Judiciary Court decided to postponed Kāmīliyā Shihātah's case to June 14, 2011.  Counselor Najīb Jabrā’īl Mīkhā’īl, Coptic lawyer, Head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organizations (EUHRO), said that the court did not summon Shihātah and that the trial is about...

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