Extremist landscape in Egypt is where violence takes hold PDF Print E-mail
Written by Gregory Katz, Houston Chronicle   
Thursday, 28 December 2006
The old man was already bleeding to death on the pavement outside the Church of the Saints when the attacker with the two daggers turned on Michael Adib and started to slash.
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Egyptian Coptic Christians find a quiet place to worship and succeed in Houston after so much strife PDF Print E-mail
Written by Gregory Katz, Houston Chronicle Middle East Bureau   
Wednesday, 27 December 2006
When Marise Saweris left Egypt for the United States, she was a 19-year-old newlywed who didn't speak English or have a college degree. She considered herself fortunate to find a job in the Merrill Lynch mailroom.
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Christians in the Middle East PDF Print E-mail
Written by Judith Latham, AINA   
Tuesday, 26 December 2006
For nearly two thousand years, the Middle East has been home to many Christian communities, especially in Palestine where their ancestors were the original followers of Jesus of Nazareth, but also in Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and Iraq.
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Political reform falters in Egypt PDF Print E-mail
Written by Siddhartha Kumar, Mail & Guardian   
Tuesday, 26 December 2006
As the year draws to a close, prospects for constitutional reform remain "bleak" in the view of Egypt's fragmented opposition, who continue to accuse the governing National Democratic Party (NDP) of operating a "police state".
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Egypt Bahais Lose Battle for Recognition PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jano Charbel, Arab News   
Thursday, 21 December 2006

CAIRO, 17 December 2006 — An Egyptian court denied Bahais yesterday the right to state their religion on official documents and described them as pro-Israeli apostates. The Supreme Administrative Court ruled against the right of Hossam Ezzat Mussa and his wife, Rania Enayat, to state their religion on official documents.

Judge Sayed Nofal, speaking after reading out the verdict, said “the constitution promotes freedom of belief for the three recognized heavenly religions and they are Islam, Christianity and Judaism.

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