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The tempo of attack on Egyptian actors and actresses has sharply increased in recent years. The number of cassette tapes released by unknown sheikhs who demonize the film industry outnumber the scores of kitsch albums launched every day into the market.
Self-proclaimed archpriest Habil Tawfiq touched off a controversy a couple of weeks ago when he decided to mark the 13th anniversary of the miracles he worked.
The detention of 20 leading union figures suspected of belonging to the banned Muslim brotherhood was generally considered an attempt to weaken the Brotherhood’s position in the forthcoming union elections.
Father Ibrahim Abdel Sayyed was known to be staunch critic of the Pope and his dictatorial way of running the affairs of the Church, but the majority of people were appalled by the refusal of the Orthodox Church to hold prayers for him when he died last week.
When hardline Sheikh Abdel Sabur Sahin was fighting a fierce battle to declare professor Nasr Hamed Abu Zeid a renegade and separate him from his wife, judge Gabr Ibrahim Gabr of Cairo Court was fighting a similar battle by banning Youssef Chahine’s controversial film "The Immigrant". Shahin and...
The fact that some below average university students pass with flying colors while some of their distinguished fellows barely make the grade is a surprise which reoccurs every year when exam results are released.
Although they constitute an integral part of the social fabric, Copts are scarcely represented in the cinema. This scanty representation is quite disproportional to the real magnitude of their presence or their social roles. A new, soon-to-be-screened film, "Forbidden Talk", which depicts a Copt...
The Grand Sheikh recently clashed with those more politically minded when he refused to lead a prayer for the martyrs of Kosovo. Explaining that it was unlawful according the Muslim Shari’a, he suggested that those who wished to pray for martyrs do so at home or at mosques affiliated to the...
Clearly expressing his views about three Muslim sects, a sheikh from Al-Azhar is accused of speaking irreverently of them. Angry reactions from the followers of these sects range from calling for apologies to the taking his life ’as the only decent reply to his disrespect of their beliefs.
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