Church up to societal challenges
Egyptian Churches, be they orthodox, catholic, or evangelical, are not only spiritual havens for their children; but are national Churches ...
Tag: Youssef Sidhom
The Russia Ukraine war: What strategy experts say
It goes without saying that I have been concerned about the Russia-Ukraine war and its development since it broke out ...
Bright days for Egypt and the Church: History replayed
An observer of the Egyptian scene can never fail to spot the faithful patriotic spirit with which President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi ...
On tax relief law
Earlier this month, the House of Representatives—the lower house of Egypt’s Parliament—approved a bill presented by the government concerning the ...
Family Law for Christians in Egypt: Gender equality on hold
I have taken it upon myself to never give up on calling for reform of Egyptian legislation so as to ...
International North Coastal Road: Gilding the Lily
Whoever thinks that the numerous new roads branching out of the Cairo Alexandria desert road aim at facilitating the way ...
Cairo Governorate launches Cairo Bike: Where are the lanes?
In its paper issue of Sunday 26 June 2022, Watani is publishing a story on an aspiring project, Cairo Bike, ...
Western sanctions against Russia open: New horizons
“You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good”, this quote from the book of Genesis, said by ...
The Russian Ukrainian crisis: What Kissinger says
The entire world is intensely and anxiously following the ramifications of the Russia-Ukraine war, including those of the military operations ...
New tax relief, new hope
This is one of the very few times I write not as Editor-in-Chief but as Chairman of the Board of ...
23rd batch of unlicensed churches approved for legality
Following some four months of anticipation, Copts welcomed the Cabinet Decision 34/2022 on 11 May approving legalisation of a new ...
Where was the Tourism Police?
Earlier this month, during Eid al-Fitr—the feast that marks the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting—a group ...
Watani addresses homosexuality
Watani publishes in its Arabic paper issue this Sunday, 15 May, its first venture on a highly sensitive topic, one ...
In order to stop the haemorrhage of EGP vs USD: Egypt follows Russia and China?
The Egyptian economy, together with the global economy, has since last March faced waves of turbulence that threatened its stability. ...
Al-Azhar Grand Imam: Honourable declarations, one comment
The ties of love, affection, coexistence and sharing that have for long bonded Egyptians, Muslims and Christians, will remain the ...
Watani started as an Egyptian weekly Sunday newspaper published in Cairo. The word Watani is Arabic for “My Homeland”. The paper was founded in 1958 by the prominent Copt Antoun Sidhom (1915 – 1995), who strove for the establishment of a civil, democratic society in Egypt, where all Egyptians would enjoy full citizenship rights regardless of their religious denomination. To this day when Watani is published as a weekly paper and an online news site, the objective remains the same. Those in charge of Watani view this role as a patriotic all-Egyptian vocation. Special attention is given to shedding light on Coptic culture and tradition as authentically Egyptian, this being a topic largely disregarded or little-understood by Egypt’s media. Watani is deeply dedicated to offer its readers high quality, extensive, objective, credible and well-researched media coverage, with special focus on Coptic issues, culture, heritage, and contribution to Egyptian society.
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