Date of source: Sunday, July 3, 2005
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer of Turkey has vetoed an amendment to the country’s new penal code that would reduce penalties for teaching unauthorized courses on the Koran.
Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2002
The text of a lecture on human rights and civil society in Egypt, including a discussion on numbers of exaggerated stories in the West, rumors and civil society.
Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2002
Criticizing the press release of the US Copts Association. Some Copts frequently resort to claims of Islamic extremism if decisions are made they don´t like. This doens´t help.
Date of source: Monday, December 9, 2002
In an unaired interview via Dream channel, the new general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood admits receiving funds from Saudi Arabia and attempting to assassinate president Abdel-Nasser. He speaks about the Brotherhood relation with the government, Pope Shenouda´s statement about granting Copts a...
Date of source: Saturday, December 7, 2002
The MEMRI writes many of its translations “bring honor and respect to the Arab world and show it isn´t made up of radicals only.” Hulsman provides examples of MEMRI placing some of their translations in a wrong context.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 4, 2002
The main conclusion of the report is that anti-Americanism is growing in the world, especially in Egypt and Pakistan. The core of dissatisfaction is US foreign policy, primarily in Muslim countries but also among traditional allies of the US.
Date of source: Friday, November 22, 2002
An American missionary belonging to Operation Mobilization and nurse´s aid Bonnie Weatherall, 31, was found murdered at a Christian health clinic housed in the building of an Evangelical church in Sidon, a port city in southern Lebanon. There is much speculation as to what could have been the...
Date of source: Monday, October 14, 2002
A group of liberal intellectuals from throughout the Arab world signed a communiqué in which they urged President Mubarak to free Saad Eddin Ibrahim. The article gives a translation of the communiqué as well as the Egyptian opposition´s reaction to it along with an appendix listing the signatories.
Date of source: Saturday, September 21, 2002
Egypt´s media slammed the U.S. ambassador in Cairo after he called for the press to vet commentary on the September 11 attacks. The spat highlighted anti-U.S. feeling in the region. Journalists and cartoonists asked the ambassador to go back to his country and accused the U.S. media of seeing the...
Date of source: Sunday, October 6, 2002
Dr. Tarek Mitri speaks about the Islamic-Christian dialogue after September 11 and about the effect of the concept of “the clash among religions” on the course of the dialogue. He explains why calls for dialogue usually come from Christian institutions and how Arab Christians can defend the Arab-...