Date of source: Friday, April 13, 2001
At the outset of one of the most controversial trials here in recent memory, Egyptian academics faced the image of one of their own locked in a cage in a courtroom, on trial for harming the reputation of the country. The government’s charges against the prominent scholar, Saad Eddin Ibrahim stem...
Date of source: Saturday, April 14, 2001
Book review of "Among the Copts" by our board member Revd. Dr. John Watson. Mostyn writes "the Anglican priest and Coptic specialist John Watson notes: ’The inevitable struggle between Copt and Muslim is always bubbling beneath the surface of national life.’ The Coptic Pope Shenouda’s demagogic...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 20, 2001
The title "Muslims in the West" no longer expresses the reality, as the Muslims have become part of the west, within its borders and not outside them or against them. The millions who have moved started to settle, insure their children’s future and prepare to save their identities by building...
Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 2000
Washington raised the issue of the Armenian massacre at the hands of the Turks in 1915. This led to a real conflict between America and Turkey regarding religious prosecution. Beside recounting the story of the massacre, the article tries to answer the question of " Why does America arouse this...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 20, 2006
In this article the author reviews the conversion experience of a Jew who converted to Islam
Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2000
Nasr presents Shenouda’s opinions on various Jewish-Christian and Israeli-Arab issues. Shenouda voiced these opinions while meeting with journalistic writer Sana’ Al-Said. Rather than trying to embellish his words, Shenouda presented his views in a series of abrupt statements, which Al-Said then...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 17, 1999
Sub-title: ’Hamas has insisted on its position, which justified taking measures to protect Jordan’s security’ His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday said the Hamas issue will be resolved soon, but noted that there can be no return to the former situation, stressing that recent measures taken by the...
Date of source: Thursday, October 28, 1999
Mounting Arab pressure has persuaded the Jordanian government to reverse its position on the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and to enter into dialogue with leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, who have agreed to act as mediators in the dispute between the two sides.
Date of source: Saturday, October 30, 1999
What does the Brotherhood have that scares the government? One of the deputies of the General Guide of the Brotherhood is a Syrian. How can Egyptian’s accept this, the paper asks. The arrests of major members of the Brotherhood have caused an internal turmoil. Some Brothers see the crackdown as a...
Date of source: Thursday, October 14, 1999
A nearly forgotten people of the book, the Sabaean sect in Iraq adheres to its traditions while stressing what it has in common with Islam. They prefer to call themselves mindaa’ii "those who know", or Mandaeans, from manda, their word for temple.