Problems on hold .. ‘Advice and guidance’ in religious conversion Painkiller, not treatment
The recent incident of the Gabal al-Teir Coptic woman who went missing for 25 days and was declared by the ...
Tag: Youssef Sidhom
Awaiting dismissal of Minya Security Chief… “He couldn’t beat the donkey so he beat the saddle”
Problems on holdI patiently waited, even slowed myself down, before tackling the recent events that took place in the village ...
Problems on Hold ..Scotland remains in the UK When reason reigns
Ten days ago the world held its breath as Scotland voted on whether to remain in the United Kingdom or ...
The Suez Canal Investment Certificates
Grand give and takeToday I halt—if only briefly—the Problems on Hold series, in order to tackle a topic definitely not ...
Problems on hold ..Deliverance from ISIL
The US and NATO have announced their intention to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and ...
Egypt’s North Coast.. Winter hibernation vs sustainable development
Problems on holdEgypt’s North Coast summer resorts, which stretch uninterrupted over almost 200km west of Alexandria, are currently preparing for ...
Problems on hold .. ISIL, Pearl Harbor anew
A quick review of recent news on the international response to crimes committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and ...
The Human Rights Watch report .. A disgraceful sham
Problems on holdAny Egyptian who reads the recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on the disbanding of the Muslim Brotherhood ...
Problems on hold.. PM in Washington; President in Moscow
In the melee of international politics, much is openly discussed and publicised while much more goes unsaid and is left ...
Problems on hold ..New, error-free satellite town?
Youssef SidhomA recent surprise declaration by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab informed Egyptians that the government is exploring an ambitious project ...
The case of Baha’is
It is understandable that thorny, controversial questions concerning liberties, rights, and equality should dominate public attention and result in heated ...
The predicament of Ezbet Basheer and Ezbet Abdel-Tawwab Hamzawi
Defying reason Mutual courtesies and compliments are normal, affectionate outcomes of personal friendships, but once they spill over into public ...
On the issue of Christian reconverts
Two weeks ago the Supreme Administrative Court issued a ruling allowing Christian-born converts to Islam who revert to their original ...
Injustice and curtailed rights
Mira Maher Raouf graduated from Minya University’s Medical School in 2000 with a degree in surgery, an overall grade of ...
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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