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6. Converting back to Christianity between the fear of Hadd al-riddah and the constitutional freedom
Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 11, 2007
Hibah Bayyūmī discusses the developments in the lawsuit filed by a number of Muslims who had converted from Christianity to Islam and now demanded to re-convert to their original religion, mentioning the opinions of Muslim and Christian intellectuals on the issue.
4. “Non-Muslims must yield to the Islamic Shari‘ah,” Shaykh Yusuf al-Badri says, commenting on the case of the returnees to Christianity
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 7, 2007 to الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 13, 2007
The Supreme Administrative Court has accepted the appeal presented by hundreds of Christians who have temporarily converted to Islam before asking to be allowed to return to their birth religion. A previous ruling rejected their right to list Christianity on their identity cards, regarding them as...
82. The Administrative Court postponed taking cognizance of the appeal of the verdict regarding building churches to July 16, 2007
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 26, 2007
Taking cognizance of a lawsuit appealing laws regarding building churches in Egypt was postponed. Coptic Lawyer Mamdūḥ Nakhlah said the case might take an entire year.
34. The American Coptic Association urges Copts to ask George Bush to get the Saudi authorities to annul the whipping penalty imposed on a Coptic physician in Saudi Arabia
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 18, 2007
A Coptic physician in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to 20 whippings, a sentence that sparked wide Coptic protests. The American Coptic denounced the sentence and organized a campaign to gain the support of the White House as a means of pressuring Saudi authorities.
30. The ILO: Egypt discriminates against Copts
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 31, 2007
In its report, the International Labour Organization [ILO] has accused the Egyptian government of discriminating against Copts in work opportunities and education. However, the minister of labor replies that Copts occupy one-third of the national wealth.
60. Security surrounds a church in Sohag and prevents prayers and priests from leaving on the pretext of protecting them from Muslims
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 6, 2007
Security officers acted to prevent laymen and priests from leaving a church in the village of Najc al-Qasrīyah following the service. The officers stated that the action was taken in order to protect the Christians from harm.
Urgent Appeal to Amend Article Two of the Constitution
Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 11, 2007
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies [CIHRS] has sent an appeal to the president of the republic and the speakers of both houses of Parliament called to amend Article Two of the Constitution that states that Islam is the religion of the state and Islamic sharīʿā is the main source of...
25. The disappearance of four Copts in Libya and Saudi Arabia
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 12, 2007
Four Copts have disappeared in Saudi Arabia and Libya after they were accused of offenses related to religious matters. They have reportedly been released from prison and are on their way home to Egypt.
5. Egyptian Human Rights NGOs Demand: Real & Prompt Political ReformNo Ineffective Entities
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 19, 2004
Comment of a group of Egyptian NGOs on the establishment of the National Council for Human Rights. They write about a system of legislation that severely limits rights to the freedom of forming parties, publications and civil society.
15. Intensive efforts to contain the blasphemous article crisis
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Swift intensive efforts were made this week to contain a Muslim-Christian crisis due to a blasphemous article, by a Muslim writer, about a former monk. Thousands of angry youths protested against the article, the Government was accused of being in collusion with the paper, Pope Shenouda...

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