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Government under pressure to address Coptic grievances
The terrorist attack on the Two Saints Church brought the government under immense pressure to issue a new law regulating the construction of worship places in Egypt
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    Blogger loses his job over activism, says rights watchdog
    Rights group says there is a witch-hunt against political dissidents
    President speaks so Cairo stands still
    President Hosni Mubarak's participation in today's Judges' Day at the High Court meant people had to wait before starting their own day
    Egypt real estate: No room for the poor
    While the private sector chooses to develop lucrative luxury housing, the crisis in low budget housing continues
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    Sectarianism and its Discontents
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    American and Papal pretensions to be defenders of local religious minorities have contributed more to.....
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    J’accuse
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    Egypt's Muslims attend Coptic Christmas mass, serving as "human shields"
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    Muslims turned up in droves for the Coptic Christmas mass Thursday night, offering their bodies, and.....
    Opinion
    National unity: A genuine change – the marriage of law and culture

    Gamal Abdel-Gawad
    The only way to meet challenges to national unity is by introducing parallel changes to both the legal system and cultural approaches
    The mind of the middle class

    Gaber Asfour
    In Egypt, the middle class is not dead, but its role has changed and it has lost its leadership
    Sudan's bitter crop of racist policies

    Emad Gad
    It is the Sudanese regime's racist policies that persuaded the people of the South to vote for partition and independence from Khartoum
    Sports
    No excuses for Bruce after Elmohamady comes on late

    Sunderland coach Steve Bruce has criticised his team's performance against Notts County, admitting he didn’t make the best use of Egyptian winger Ahmed Elmohamady
    Shikabala and Ghaly fit to face Burundi

    Egypt’s stars Hossam Ghaly and Shikabala will return to training on Monday after recovering from injuries
    Park tight-lipped on South Korea retirement

    Manchester United winger Park Ji-Sung said on Sunday that he will make an announcement about his international future with South Korea at the end of the Asian Cup
    Arts & Culture
    Cairo Opera House: 40 years of an ongoing mystery

    Egyptian documentary film director Kamal Abdel Aziz reopens the files of the mysterious burning of Cairo Opera House in his short film “The Burning of the Cairo Opera House 1971”
    El Watar: A feast for the senses, nothing more

    El Watar only proves that artistic standards are not enough to uphold the quality of a film if it’s devoid of essence
    Show Dance: Misplaced

    A French troupe performing at the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House did not give 2011 the best of starts in a forgiving venue
    Heritage
    Safeguarding Egypt's Islamic Heritage

    Although it was stolen three months ago, the theft of the minbar (pulpit) in Qanibay El-Ramah mosque was revived two days ago, creating a conflict between the Ministries of Al-Awqaf (religious endowments) and Culture
    Ancient priests list revealed

    More treasures from the Roman era have been unearthed at the Dime Al-Sebaa archaeological site, two kilometres north of Qarun Lake near Fayoum
    The National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation to open next September

    New museum in Cairo will house artifacts from across Egypt to paint a picture of time's sweep
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    Egypt
    Mubarak celebrates Egypt's first Judges' Day
    President Mubarak addresses judges in first official celebration, but some are not so impressed
    Coptic Patriarchy in Alexandria holds memorial service
    Representatives from across the political spectrum among those attending the church service
    Alexandria man allegedly tortured to death over suspected links to church blast
    A human rights group accuses police of torturing to death a Salafist man in Alexandria during investigations into the Two Saints Church terrorist attack
    World
    Sudan’s referendum gets underway
    A weeklong referendum on the future of South Sudan is to start today, though the outcome appears already assured
    Clinton seeks Gulf aid for Iran sanctions, Iraq
    Clinton's visit to the Gulf comes in an attempt to tighten sanctions against Iran and win greater support from allies for Iraq's new government
    Israel academics urge settlement college boycott
    Israeli academics to sign a petition to boycott a settlement-based university
    Business
    Investment not affected by Alexandria blast, says GAFI chairman
    Local as well as foreign investment will not be affected by the Two Saints Church blast that killed 23, says GAFI chairman
    Algeria's government vows to solve prices crisis by next week
    Algerians have seen a sudden increase in a wide range of consumer products, leading to riots and protests throughout the country
    What new reforms by the NDP?
    Many observers find little novelty in the NDP’s promised wave of reforms
    Books
    Book review: Visiting an anonymous city by the Mediterranean
    Khaled Ziyada’s City by the Mediterranean is an encyclopaedic work after which the true identity of the city remains ambiguous
    Book review: The Temptation of Confession
    In his new novel, Ibrahim Abdel-Meguid writes about online life in all its bitter-sweet complexity
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    Book review: A tale of love and exile
    Lucette Lagnado writes about her Jewish family's happy life in Egypt and the pains of exodus
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