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Despite the public uproar, the constitutional amendments were approved in a vote in Parliament. While the government and its advocators assert the importance of the amendments in enhancing democracy and supporting people, the opposition considers them an enhancement of the powers of the ruling and...
The article states that, following rumors of the ill-health of the pope and patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and disputes among his potential successors, the same is now happening over the position of the shaykh of the Azhar Mosque.
The Egyptian government freezes the assets of 29 leading members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood. The tireless Brotherhood nevertheless plots to infiltrate the Shūrá Council to submit a candidate to run for president.
Egyptian newspapers covered the occasion of the Eastern Easter feast celebrated by the Coptic Christian Church. Topics ranged from historical background articles to opinion articles about Easter.
The article is a list of the articles published about Christmas in the Egyptian press. The articles did not only touch upon the spiritual connotations and values of the birth of Jesus Christ. Many writers gave their articles a political dimension by expressing their surprise at the discrepancy...
The proposed constitutional amendments stress the importance of citizenship. The amendments cannot be achieved all at once, as there must be a cultural and social basis on which the amendments can be established. A secular state will fulfill the demands of most Egyptians, and Copts look forward to...
The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi told the Editor-in-Chief of Asharq al-Awsat that he was not that stupid to attack Islam and the Islamic civilization and that Islām was a great religion. Still, many articles in this week’s papers criticized his statements about the Western...
Lawyer Mamdouh Nakhla said that more than a lawsuit was filed to nullify the list of Tharwat Basili in the elections of the Majlis al- Milli. The former head of the Patriarchate Media Center denied being one of the opposition. Dr. Mamdouh Bushra Wissa asked for judicial supervision over the...
Pope Shenouda announced his "Marmorqos" [St. Mark] list of competitors in the Majlis al-Millī elections. He said that not only should the candidate be a good person, but that he is required to work in harmony with the rest of the members. There are a small number of candidates from the...
Subtitle:Saad Zaghloul distributed bibles to excellent students and made, for the first time, the study of Christianity a scholastic subjectNot mentioning the religion on the identity card is an important request. Syria did it, but Egypt continues to refuseThere is a belief that Copts are rich...

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