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Articles of the author Morris Sadek
Mosque at Ground Zero
Mosque at Ground Zero in n New York by the Cordoba Initiative is creating controversy. Extremists in the US are opposing a plan to build a mosque in the proximity of ground zero, saying that it denotes Islamization of the US. The worst thing is that (...)

21 - 05 - 2010
Martin Luther King Jr. and the oppressed Coptic people
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great man who worked for racial equality and civil rights in the United States of America. He was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. Martin had a brother, Alfred, and a sister, Christine. Both his father and (...)

25 - 04 - 2010
The solution to the problems facing human rights in Egypt
Today, I will talk about some of the problems facing human rights in Egypt and the best methods that should be followed to solve them. First; the Egyptian authorities lack the understanding of the concept of free speech. Bloggers, such as Ahmed (...)

19 - 04 - 2010
The Solution For The Coptic Situation
Today, I will talk about some of the problems facing the Coptic Christian community in Egypt and the best methods that should be followed to solve them. 1- According to Egyptian law, the construction of churches – unlike mosques – requires formal (...)

07 - 04 - 2010
Morris Sadek to Obama: Where are the Muslims in American history?
Barack Obama, in his Cairo speech, said: “I know, too, that Islam has always been a part of America's story.” AN AMERICAN CITIZEN'S RESPONSE: Dear Mr. Obama: Where were those Muslims that were in America when the Pilgrims first landed? (...)

14 - 03 - 2010
The Copts and civil disobedience
Civil disobedience is the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power. It is one of the primary methods of nonviolent resistance. In its most nonviolent form. I should like to (...)

09 - 03 - 2010
Egypt Condemned For Its Lacks of Freedoms
Egypt came under review Wednesday, Feb, 17, 2010, for the first time at the United Nations Human Rights Council for its rights record. Western countries criticized the emergency laws in effect in the North African country since 1981, along with (...)

25 - 02 - 2010
International Trusteeship for Egypt
The Muslim Egyptian Government has practiced discriminatory policies against Copts since 1952, which led us to the massacres of Nag Hammadi earlier this year. Accordingly, the American Coptic Assembly in USA continues its diplomatic contacts with (...)

14 - 02 - 2010
The Sudanese leader charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday opened the possibility of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir being charged with genocide in Darfur. The Sudanese leader has already been charged with 7 counts of crimes against humanity and war (...)

07 - 02 - 2010
Why the conquered ruler still in power?
The people of the Middle East and the state speaking Arabic have been subjected to the abuse of their rulers, who are filled with a culture; both religious and fascist, built on the hatred of the other, especially the non-Muslim, be it Jew or (...)

31 - 01 - 2010
Copts and the President
The attempts to force Christians to convert to Islam in Egypt is on the increase and the methods are getting increasingly varied and well organized. These efforts are being conducted by the Egyptian government and President Hosni Mubarak’s regime. (...)

24 - 01 - 2010
Horrific attack in Qena
In a horrific attack that occurred in Qena, Egypt, on a Coptic Church after Christmas Eve mass on January 6, 2010, three Muslim gunmen opened fire on Christian worshipers in an attempt to assassinate Coptic Bishop Kirollos of the Nag Hammadi (...)

18 - 01 - 2010
Free Gilad Shalit Free Copts
Gilad Shalit, born 28 August 1986, is an Israeli soldier who was captured on June 25, 2006, by Palestinian militants in a cross-border raid. He was abducted through the Kerem Shalom crossing (in Israel), and has been held as a prisoner in the Gaza (...)

12 - 01 - 2010
The Holy Virgin Mary appears in Egypt
The Holy Virgin Mary has been appearing at St Mary's Orthodox church in Al-Warraq, Cairo since October 12, attracting thousands and thousands of Christians and Muslims. The Bishop of Giza, Anba Theodosius, announces that the Holy Virgin has (...)

21 - 12 - 2009
Ban the death penalty in Christianity
The death penalty is the ultimate denial of human rights. It is the premeditated and cold-blooded killing of a human being by the state. It is an inhuman and degrading punishment that is done in the name of justice. It also violates the right to (...)

15 - 12 - 2009
If the Mufti wants to moderate Islam, he should start with himself
The title of Grand Mufti refers to the highest official of religious law in a Sunni Muslim country. The Grand Mufti issues legal opinions and edicts, fatwas, on interpretations of Islamic law for private clients or to assist judges in deciding (...)

08 - 12 - 2009
Morris Sadek: From the Holocaust to the Copts
The Holocaust was the state-sponsored discrimination, harassment and eventual liquidation of European Jews by Nazi Germany and its Allies from 1933 to1945. The Nazis termed this well-organized murderous policy as ‘The Final Solution'. Persecution (...)

29 - 11 - 2009
Football and politics in Egypt
There are many reasons that an issue may be left unresolved. Examples are: The issue may be highly controversial with the populace rather evenly split on both sides. In this case, a government has no clear positive action to take. A government (...)

23 - 11 - 2009
The Egyptian-Israeli QIZ
The Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) Agreement of 2004 may be interpreted as revitalizing a bilateral trade relationship that had been dwindling since the second intifada, while also providing a new channel for Egyptian exports targeted toward the (...)

17 - 11 - 2009
On Al-Azhar
The mosque and university are named in honor of Fatima Al-Zahraa, the daughter of Muhammad, from whom the Fatimid Dynasty claimed descent. The mosque was built in two years beginning in 971 AD. The school of theology (madrassa) connected with it (...)

10 - 11 - 2009
The Egyptian-Israeli Conflict
Since the dawn of history, the Jewish people have been a powerful force for peace and civility. Their remarkable contributions to civilization are a testimony to their love of the human race. Since Christianity came to Egypt in 57 A.D., we, the (...)

02 - 11 - 2009
Is the Muslim Brotherhood a religious or political movement?
It is a Sunni transnational movement. Soon after the biggest calamity happened in 1924, with the collapse of the “Khalifa,” and the declaration of war against all shapes of Islam in most of the Muslim countries, the Islamic “revival” entered into (...)

26 - 10 - 2009
The Battle of the niqab in the world
I do agree that niqab would be a sign of debasement if women were forced to wear it. The Taliban’s government forced Afghani women to wear it and the Saudi regime forces still beat men whose wives walk around the streets of Riyadh without a face (...)

19 - 10 - 2009
Why we are not arabs
The word Copts comes from the Greek word “Egyptos”, which means Egyptian. According to a lecture delivered by a Coptic Bishop at the Hudson Institute, located in Washington DC, the Arab invasion of Egypt in 639 A.D. has altered the identity of (...)

13 - 10 - 2009
Rethinking foreign occupation
Many scholars criticized the foreign occupation of Egypt during the past 200 years. However, I suggest looking at the occupation from a different perspective. I believe the occupation helped in building Egypt’s infrastructure and established the (...)

04 - 10 - 2009
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