Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 12, 2011
The Military Court handed down on April 11 a three-year term in jail against Michael Nabīl, a Coptic blogger, for spreading false news and information about the army and its institutions.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 5, 2011
‘Abd al-Mun‘im Abū al-Futūh, leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood group, reiterated denial that he resigned from the MB.
He affirmed that he will resign from any administrative posts in the group if he runs for the presidential election.
He said that there is nothing in Islam called a theocracy...
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 9, 2010
A wife and her three children disappeared in ambiguous incidents. The author talks about the disappearance of a mother and her three children from the 10th of Ramadan city.
The author states that their family thought that they became Muslims, but after asking the Azhar, they discovered nothing....
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 8, 2010
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Our reading of the Cairo papers this week takes us to the weekly, State-owned al-Mussawar and the file it recently published on “Do Copts hate the July Revolution?” In his article entitled, “Copts under Jamāl 'Abd al-Nāsir,” Midhat Bishāy attempted to cite both the...
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 5, 2010
The author confirms the nationality of Copts and their love of Egypt, refraining from the English report which declares that the cause of Copts' participation in 1919 Revolution was their fear of Muslims.
Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 22, 2010
The author highlights moderation and centrism in the Arab and Muslim countries. The author believes that those who preach moderation and centrism do not apply them in reality.
He gives a brief account of the two terms in the past centuries, and shows that the use of them has been controversial,...
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 28, 2011
Seventy-seven percent voted for 'Yes' [18.7 million voters] in the referendum over constitutional amendments, which reveals the power of political Islam [salafists, Muslim Brotherhood and al-Wasat party] in convincing the people, while political parties and the January 25 Revolution Coalition...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 23, 2011
Political powers agreed on the need to accept the results of the recent referendum over constitutional amendments, which resulted in 77.2% in favor of these changes, and called for preparing for the parliament elections.
Date of source: الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 11, 2011
The Military Council announced a decision to release sixty prisoners who served half their time in jail. Among them are some political prisoners.
Furthermore, Tāriq 'Abd al-Mawjūd al-Zumur and ‘Abūd ‘Abd al-Latīf al-Zumur, who were accused to be involved in the murder of, ex-president Muhammad...
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 7, 2011
My fifteen years living in Egypt has given me a lot of connections, including Egyptian diplomats, who are now providing me with stories about current developments in Egypt. It is very common among diplomats that they are ready to give visitors an off the record insight in what is happening in their...