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In March 2007, a referendum changed several articles of the Egyptian Constitution.
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 30, 2015
In his essay on Religion and Politics, Kāmel `Abd al-Fattāh writes:
Egypt seems not to learn from its past experiences; every regime that ruled the country over decades now, repeat the same pattern of mingling religion with state affairs or religion with politics. Egyptian political regimes still...
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The identity of Muslim women in post-colonial Egypt has largely been marginalized in the transition to modernity.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 24, 2013
‘Izzat al-Salamunī is a member of Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyah’s Cairo Guidance Council. He hails from Salamun village in the district of Tīmah, in the governorate of Suhag in Upper Egypt. He graduated from the Azhar University in Cairo with a degree in commerce. He has adult children from his first wife,...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 20, 2013
[This interview took place in English and was recorded. Editorial notes have been made between brackets to clarify some statements. The interview was transcribed by Esther Schoorel and edited by Douglas May and Cornelis Hulsman.]
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Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 3, 2013
Until today arguments in Egypt rage about whether the removal of President Morsi was a coup d’état or not. For Morsi supporters the argument is clear: Morsi was the first elected president since 1952 and was removed by General al-Sisi on July 3, 2013. For Morsi opponents the argument is equally...
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 29, 2013
The seclusion of Copts ended with the election of Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II. Thereafter the question is: Why and how?
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 19, 2013
On August 19, an opinion piece by Dr. Tariq Ghazalī Harb appeared in al-Masrī al-Yawm, a liberal Egyptian daily newspaper. The author, a surgeon, describes the Muslim Brotherhood (which he always names with negative sarcasm) as a cancer in society, and in his authoritative medical opinion the only...
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This report by Arab-West Report explains the context of the massive destruction of churches and Christian institutions in Egypt in August 2013.
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 23, 2013
This interview was organized by Diana Serôdio and took place on February 23th 2013. It aimed at grasping George Masīḥa's perspective - as former Parliament and Constituent Assembly member - on the process through which the new Constitution came into being so it would be taken into account for a...