Date of source: Sunday, June 15, 2008
This issue covers a number of topics dealing again with the freedom of expression. Pope Shenouda discusses the need for Arab unity to address the tensions in the Middle East, and Max Michel publishes a book critiquing the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 27, 2008
The article reports on the inauguration ceremony of Michael Meunier’s new foundation ’Hand in Hand for Egypt’ that has been approved by Egyptian authorities.
Date of source: Saturday, March 1, 2008 to Sunday, March 2, 2008
Over two days, Sālim al-Sharīf presents two papers that were discussed in the Coptic Conference for activating citizenship rights in Egypt. He presents the papers of Ihāb ‘Azīz, the head of the Coptic-American Friendship Association, and that of Dr. Nabīl cAbd al-Malik, the head of the Canadian...
Date of source: Friday, February 29, 2008
Dr. ‘Abd al-Mu‘tī Bayyūmī states that religion has become an essential factor in political power and decisions all over the world.
Date of source: Saturday, March 1, 2008 to Friday, March 7, 2008
The article reviews a report by Forbes magazine – the Arabic edition – on the wealth of new Islamic preachers.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Increasing political participation of religious groups is a subject being raised more frequently. This issue presents a number of articles that address this topic, and comment on the role of these groups play in politics, namely how their religious influences shape and mold their political...
Date of source: Saturday, February 23, 2008
The author reports an interview with prominent Egyptian thinker Tarek Heggy who attributed the American misunderstanding about conditions in Egypt to Sa‘d al-Dīin Ibrāhīm’s and Hishām Qāsim’s inaccurate reporting.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Scores of thinkers has attacked the Cairo First Conference on the Activation of Citizenship, saying it promotes sectarianism and raises wonders about the nature of relationship between the expatriate Copts in the West and foreign political powers.
Date of source: Friday, February 22, 2008
The article reviews an economic study prepared by Dr. Huwaydā ‘Adlī, an assistant teacher at Misr University for Science and Technology, which was entitled, ’Arabs in diaspora: Problems of merging and their impact on development in the Arab world.’
Date of source: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The article is based on an interview with the well-known cleric Khālid al-Jindī.