Features/Interviews
Spirituality first: Tawadros and the new church
November 7, 2012
Spirituality first: Tawadros and the new church
A popular Coptic liturgical hymn preceded the Sunday altar lottery, when Bishop Tawadros was chosen as the 118th pope of…
Doubts cast over military’s ability to fill Sinai security gap
November 7, 2012
Doubts cast over military’s ability to fill Sinai security gap
On the ground, checkpoints were emptied of all policemen, while military armored vehicles were stationed on the streets of the…
Govt begins to implement employment quota for people with disabilities
November 6, 2012
Govt begins to implement employment quota for people with disabilities
A long-standing law which seeks to ensure employment for Egypt’s disabled people may finally be implemented. In 1975, a law…
Protesters outside Saudi consulate recount prison abuse
November 6, 2012
Protesters outside Saudi consulate recount prison abuse
Families and friends of Egyptian detainees languishing in Saudi prisons launched an open-ended sit-in outside the kingdom’s embassy in Giza…
Coptic Christians have a new shepherd
November 4, 2012
Coptic Christians have a new shepherd
Acting Pope Pachomius named his former pupil, Bishop Tawadros, as the 118th patriarch of the Coptic Church on Sunday, after…
Appointment of new security director in Sinai curbs protests
November 4, 2012
Appointment of new security director in Sinai curbs protests
Policemen in Sinai ended their protests around the Arish Security Directorate on Sunday, after Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin sacked…
For a nation without torture: Essam Atta remembered
November 4, 2012
For a nation without torture: Essam Atta remembered
A crowd of over 1,000 people attended an event near the Interior Ministry on Saturday night to commemorate the anniversary…
As NGO trial wraps up, fears for civil society’s future
November 2, 2012
As NGO trial wraps up, fears for civil society’s future
Sherif Mansour was safely ensconced in Washington, DC last year when the Egyptian government brought charges against him and 42…
Striking doctors march, but government standing firm
November 1, 2012
Striking doctors march, but government standing firm
Nearly 1,000 striking doctors escalated their protest by forming a human chain from the Doctors Syndicate to the Health Ministry…
Disappearance of Coptic minor raises allegations of forced marriage, conversion
November 1, 2012
Disappearance of Coptic minor raises allegations of forced marriage, conversion
The disappearance of a Coptic minor in the coastal city of Matrouh, has sparked a conflict between a Salafi organization,…