Date of source: Monday, May 17, 2004
MP Tala’at Al-Sadat submitted a request for information regarding the showing of “The Passion of the Christ” in Egyptian theaters. Al-Sadat considered the showing of the film in Egypt, with its portrayal of Jesus Christ, a prologue to the portrayal of prophet Muhammad. This, according to Al-Sadat,...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 7, 2004
Muslim intellectual Dr. Abdel Azim Al-Mata’ani said the Azhar is playing a vital role in the confrontation against deviant thought that views itself as innovation, adding the Azhar is not entitled to confiscate any works of art.
Date of source: Saturday, November 27, 2004
The French Supreme Council for Visual and Audible Information refused the request of the Representative Council of Jewish-French Organizations to reconsider the decision of allowing the television channel Al-Manar, which belongs to Hezbollah, to broadcast its programs to France.
Date of source: Thursday, January 29, 2004
Discussions about Amr Ibn Al-’As as prominent 7th century Muslim leader who conquered Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 16, 2004
There is a current debate concerning Amr Ibn Al-'As, and whether he was a pious figure. Islamic imposters have viciously attacked anyone who criticizes him, claiming that he is an Islamic figure, and affording him a holiness that has no religious or historical support.
Date of source: Saturday, November 13, 2004
There has recently been an uproar against [prominent dramatist] Usama Anwar Okasha for allegedly transgressing against Islam. This article presents his opinions.
Date of source: Saturday, January 24, 2004
The assassination of Dutch film producer Theo van Gogh and discussions about the limits of freedom of expression.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Three journalists were sentenced to three years in prison and fined with 10,000 L.E each, for publishing a report in al
-Masrī al-Yawm stating that the Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities was officially put on non-active,
following official inspection of his office.
Date of source: Sunday, April 3, 2005
The U.S. Department of State human rights report on Egypt slammed human rights abuses and security officials’ transgressions against journalists and anti-Mubārak protestors.
Date of source: Friday, March 25, 2005
Today Turkey is attempting to join the European Union and become the link between the Christian West and the Muslim East, but without wars or armies this time. Will the Europeans give a chance for the two cultures to be joined?