Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 15, 2014
A source has claimed that the Committee for Citizenship is a machine to gather votes and to persuade Copts to support a particular political group or figure. Men of the church claimed it merely encouraged Copts to engage politically, without suggesting any affiliation.
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This book was first published in 2012 by CIDT in Arabic. It was later translated into English, expanded with texts of Nushin Atmaca and Patricia Prentice and edited by Cornelis Hulsman with help of Jenna Ferrecchia and Douglas May.
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: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 23, 2010
This article is the third part in Medhat Bishāy article series. Here, Bishāy criticizes the stance of Sayyid Khalīl and the way the new generation is brought up be aggressive in their reactions.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 1, 2009
The author criticizes the stances and subjects of Father Marqus ‘Azīz’s weekly articles in al-Wafd.
Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 2, 2009
A memorandum presented by Dr. Nabīl Lūqa Bibāwī to the Azhar regarding the personal status law for non-Muslims stirs a wide range of reactions among Copts.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 24, 2009
The article reports various Coptic views concerning the Coptic human rights work.
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 10, 2009
Hulsman flags up articles 5-8 in this issue that concern sūrah 2:256 of the Qur’ān and whether it is abrogated or not. He also draws the reader’s attention to a number of article that focus on issues that threaten the social peace of society
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 21, 2008
Hānī Labīb asks the Islamic figure lawyer Tharwat al-Kharabāwī if Muslims will execute a court ruling that prohibits polygamy. The question comes amid debates over the recent decision of the Coptic Orthodox Church of ignoring a court verdict that obligates the church to license the re-marriage for...
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 6, 2008
Midhat Bishāy complains about the lack of tolerance that exists between the Coptic Orthodox Church’s leaders and their opponents.