Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006
A collection of quotes from journalists and leading political, academic and religious figures on subjects to do with religious identity, Muslim and Christian relations, Islam in society and Islamic preaching.
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
The main concerns of the Copts that are being discussed are the legislative structure that forms an obstacle to the building of churches and Coptic representation in senior public positions and in parliament. A seminar under the name ‘The Copts of Egypt at a cross-road’ discussed the core of the...
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
The statement made by the activists and members of Coptic associations which met in Montreal, Canada, April 7-9, 2006, to review and debate the situation of the Copts in Egypt and the future of Coptic activism.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 24, 2001
A project called "The Representation of Islam in German Textbooks" was a very important step in view of the existing reservations, prejudices and animosities between Christianity and Islam. This is an extensive and successful project in view of the fact it has often been asked, when an analysis of...
Date of source: Saturday, December 31, 2005
Dr. Wolfram Reiss discusses the obstacles and opportunities identified by a German project and accompanying international dialogue on the revision of school textbooks in the Middle East, in terms of their treatment of Christianity.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 9, 2003
Muhammad Hashem, a cousin of the former rector of the Azhar University, needs help in Fanding someone who is interested in Islamic studies and willing to correct the English of his Ph.D. thesis. Payment is not available but in return Hashem will be willing for doing any kind of help within his...
Date of source: Monday, December 1, 2003
The author complains that during the month of Ramadan a couple of issues were met with complete silence from Egyptian media. Some of these issues that he comments on in his article are: the decision of the American Congress to allocate $2 million cut from American aid to Egypt to the Ibn Khaldoun...
Date of source: Sunday, November 23, 2003
The author comments on the issue of the American intervention in changing the educational curricula, especially religious, in Arab countries. The US claims that such curricula is responsible for the hatred Muslims have for the US and that is why it is planning to change it. The plan is now...
Date of source: Monday, April 21, 2003
The author discusses whether the Azhar curricula really need to be improved. He gives many examples of the Azhar schoolbooks to show that they should be changed. Many of the vocabulary used and even the ideas taught are obsolete and against modern sciences. The image of women portrayed in them is...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 16, 2003
There is a great respect in Egyptian schoolbooks for Christian religion, although there is only little information on its faith and life. There is excellent information on the early history of the Copts in Egypt, but almost no information about the Christian minority after the conquest of Egypt....