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Articles of the author Amr El Bayoumi
A lesson in true democracy
The mediocre talking heads on CNN, BBC and Al-Jazeera are in a panic because the Egyptian people have failed to conform to their formulaic definition of “democracy”. The implications of the Egyptian people's raw demonstration of true people power in (...)

09 - 07 - 2013
Behold the opportunists
Hypocrites are lining up to embrace the Egyptian revolution; especially those who propped up or who were part of the old order, writes Amr El-Bayoumi It is essential to see, not to mirror; the latter is an indulgence -- Henrik Ibsen During the 20 (...)

14 - 07 - 2011
Saudi-based Islamic group blasts Egyptian bishop for Quran comments
Members of the Saudi Arabia-based International Islamic Fiqh Academy, devoted to deciding issues of Islamic jurisprudence, attacked Egyptian Coptic Bishop Bishoy for statements he made last week in which he challenged the authenticity of certain (...)

29 - 09 - 2010
Egypt preparing personal status law for non-Muslims
Justice Minister Mamdouh Mar'ee has ordered the formation of a committee to draft a personal status law for non-muslims. The committee will be presided over by Omar el-Sherif, the minister's assistant for legislative affairs, and will operate for (...)

13 - 06 - 2010
Coptic Pope resists court ruling on divorce, remarriage
The Supreme Administrative Court ruled that the role of the Orthodox Church is "administrative" in nature and is in conformity with the public interest, meaning that the judiciary has the right to rescind church decisions if they are not found to (...)

03 - 06 - 2010
Preachers told to pray for Mubarak''s health
The Ministry of Religious Endowments has issued instructions to Egyptian preachers to pray for President Hosni Mubarak's good health in their Friday sermons. Mubarak recently underwent a medical procedure in Germany. "We instructed preachers to ask (...)

18 - 03 - 2010
Emissaries of mass destruction
Israel's massive and indiscriminate use of cluster bombs in Lebanon is a war crime that must and will be prosecuted, writes Amr El-Bayoumi* I wonder if I've changed in the night? Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost (...)

25 - 01 - 2007
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