Tag:Egypt

Where the Turkish Military Fails, Egypt’s Succeeds

By Steven A. Cook - Foreign AffairsIn a half-decade of extraordinary moments in the Middle East, /images of citizens swarming tanks and other military...

“Build a church? Out of question!”

By Nader Shukry – WataniFor Copts, the Law for Building and Restoring Churches they had so long aspired for was passed last August. So...

Egypt’s parliament passes new NGO law

By Mada MasrEgypt’s Parliament hastily approved a new NGO law on Tuesday, just a day after the State Council concluded it has no indications...

Potentially Deadly Church Attack Thwarted in Egypt

By Raymond Ibrahim: Special for Coptic SolidarityA man hurled an improvised bomb at the entrance of a packed church in Egypt in what observers...

In post-Arab Spring Egypt, Muslim attacks on Christians are rising

By Sudarsan Raghavan  - The IndependentA ‘disturbing wave of radicalism’ has deepened sectarian tensions, pitting neighbour against neighbourThe Christian and Muslim villagers grew up together,...

Egypt Is Charting a New Economic Course

By Sahar Nasr – Wall Street JournalUnlocking the country’s potential through private-sector-led growth free of the heavy hand of the state.***Earlier this month, Egypt...

Egypt’s Population Increases 1 Million in Six Months to Reach 92 Million

By Egyptian StreetsThe Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) estimated that the total population reaches 92 million by 8 pm on Thursday,...

The setback of Egypt’s new NGO law

Ziad Bahaa-Eldin – Al-AhramIt’s perfectly normal for a law to be drafted and tabled by parliamentarians—the constitution states that bills can be submitted to...