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49. Munir on the doors of Cairo with a new suspicious political plan
Date of source: Monday, December 25, 2006
Head of the U.S. Coptic Association, Michael Munīr, changes his political discourse and calls on the necessity to work in Egypt which raised a strong disagreement between him and expatriate Copts.
40. About the reform conference
Date of source: Friday, December 22, 2006
The problems of Copts revealed in the reform conference were not mainly related to the Coptic Orthodox Church; many of the church problems can be attributed to the political and social problems resulted from the duality between the stance of the law and the practices literally applied.
25. Christians are not a minority and I reject the idea of assigning certain seats for them in the parliament, ‘Abd al-Nur says
Date of source: Sunday, December 24, 2006
‘Atif ‘Abd al- Ghanī interviews Christian Wafd politician Munīr Fakhrī ‘Abd al-Nūr.
77. Defend women and Minorities in the Middle East
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
The author calls on international media and civil society to help in the promotion and protection of human rights in the Middle East.
55. Copts’ political role in Egypt
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
A press review on a recent symposium about Copts’ participation in political life in Egypt. Participants of different perspectives expressed their viewpoints about the matter, and proposed practical steps to stimulate Copts’ participation in political life. The Muslim Brotherhood was also...
4. An Egyptian response to Sabrah’s “Two ways of being a Christian in the Arab Muslim World.”
Date of source: Tuesday, December 5, 2006
‘Ubayd discusses the history of various forms of Christianity, from Arab Christians to Eastern Christians, and the problems that are still remain to overcome.
Debates over the Intent of Establishing the Muslim Brotherhood as a Political Party
Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
After the Muslim Brotherhood announced their plan to change the ‘banned’ group into a legal political party, many voices were raised in an evaluation of the group’s role in the political life throughout its history.
11. Jews defend the Prophet Muhammad against the claims of Pope Benedict XVI
Date of source: Sunday, November 26, 2006
October presents the opinion of Uri Avnery, an Israeli author, writing about the “conflict of civilizations.” October writes that Avnery has shown support to the Prophet of Islām and Muslims against false accusations and mistrust promoted by the head of the Catholic Church.
2. Disappearing Christianity in the Middle East; Transcript of a lecture at the American University in Cairo
Date of source: Friday, November 17, 2006
Transcript of a speech presented by William Dalrymple at the American University in Cairo, highlighting his experiences traveling to Christian Holy sites throughout the Middle East, as well as his personal interpretation of political Islām. He includes references to both historical and present day...
54. Ibn al- Muqaffa‘ the historian of the Church in the Islamic era
Date of source: Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Jamāl Badāwī refers to the importance of a book by Coptic historian Sawirus Ibn al- Muqaffac entitled, ‘Tārīkh alĀbā’ al-Batārikah’ [The History of Patriarchs]. The book presents a clear picture of the relationship between Copts and Muslims during the early Islamic state.

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