Date of source: Thursday, October 9, 2008
Egyptian state security forces arrested nine religious talk show hosts affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood over accusations that they were plotting to incite people against the regime.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The proposed new draft law has been criticized for restricting freedom of expression and there are calls for a new law that regulates satellite channels without censoring them.
Date of source: Sunday, April 20, 2008
The Arabic Network Human Rights Information criticizes the Egyptian authorities for breaking into a satellite equipments company to seize a number of on-air devices.
Date of source: Sunday, March 2, 2008
The article discusses the recent charter that Arab Information Ministers agreed upon during a meeting in Cairo on February 12. Many commentators believe that it is just another way for the government to impose restrictions on freedom of speech.
Date of source: Friday, February 22, 2008
On February 12, Arab countries adopted a charter which puts limits on Arab satellite channels and prohibits offending political and religious figures. Qatar has rejected the document and Lebanon has expressed its reservations. The article outlines the repercussions of the incident.
Date of source: Saturday, February 16, 2008 to Friday, February 22, 2008
The conservative cleric Yūsuf al-Badrī has requested that the Islamic Dā‘iyah Su‘ād Sālih publicly repent over three fatwás concerning her stances toward artists, as well as her rejection of divorce via SMS.
Date of source: Saturday, February 16, 2008
Fahmī Huwaydī criticizes a document that has been issued by Arab information ministers concerning TV satellite channels, believing that it will censor freedom of expression.
Date of source: Friday, January 18, 2008
Hānī Labīb comments on the Rose al-Yūsuf file that was published on the occasion of the Coptic Christmas. The file was devoted to Coptic issues and contained interviews with clergymen and Coptic figures. Labīb hails the file as a valuable document.
Date of source: Monday, November 26, 2007
Lotus Kīwān interviewed Father Zakarīyā Butrus about his motivations behind his frequent attacks at the Islamic faith and his relation with the Egyptian church.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Ḥasan ‘Allām interviews Dr. Maḥmūd Ḥamdī Zaqzūq, Egyptian minister of religious endowments, who speaks about important issues of concern to Muslims.