Date of source: Sunday, November 23, 2003
Dr. Abd el-Mon´em Abu Al-Fotouh, Muslim Brotherhood member, denied that the group has any intention to escalate the campaign against poet Ahmed Al-Shahawi´s book “Commandments on Loving Women.” He asserted that the issue is now being handled between the Azhar and the Ministry of Culture,...
Date of source: Thursday, November 13, 2003
The article reports about the developments of the crisis between MPs affiliated to the Brotherhood and the Minister of Culture over the book “Commandments on Loving Women” by Ahmed Al-Shahawi which was published by the Book Organization and recommended to be banned by the Islamic Research Institute...
Date of source: Monday, November 3, 2003
The Azhar delivered a strong strike to the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and the Book Organization affiliated to it. A few days after the Ministry and the organization gave credit to the book of the poet Ahmed Al-Shahawi titled “Wasaya fi Eshq Al-Nisaa” [Commandments on Loving Women], the Islamic...
Date of source: Monday, September 1, 2003
The article reviews the history of the crisis of Saint Antonius Monastery which began in 1992 when the Minister of Culture issued a decision ordering the erection of a wall to guarantee that the historic site be adequately protected and preserved for its numerous local and international visitors.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 2, 2003
The author interviewed Dr. Mahmoud Ismail. The interview discussed the issue of renewing the religious discourse, the topic of two seminars attended by Dr. Ismail during two consecutive months: the first was during the Arab Culture Conference held in Cairo by the Supreme Culture Council. The second...
Date of source: Monday, August 25, 2003
El-Geel, a weekly paper reported that the Sheikh of the Azhar calls the Minister of Culture and officials of the ministry kufar [unbelievers]. The Minister sent the Sheikh of the Azhar a letter asking him about the truth of such news. The Sheikh of the Azhar denied this and asserted he would never...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 26, 2003
The article is an interview with Muslim Brotherhood member Dr. Abdel-Monem Abu Al-Fotouh. He comments on the Iraqi crisis, religious extremism, the religious discourse of the group, the attitude of the group towards freedom of creativity and the religious and political perspectives of the group.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 22, 2003
Al-Liwa al-Islami criticized in its issue of July 3, 2003 the Minister of Culture. Part of its criticism was directed at Al-Qahera. It wrote that the Minister of Culture entrusted Al-Qahera to the hands of a group of secular people who write against the true religion. The author refutes that Al-...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 21, 2003
It was reported that a copy of the Psalms of David had been stolen from the Coptic Museum. Later, the General Secretary of the Supreme Council of Antiquities denied this. The author gives a brief insight about the Psalms and the Coptic Museum.
Date of source: Monday, July 4, 2005
The Alexandria Film Festival is reflecting suppressed anger of many Copts in reaction to art works that pictured them and their affairs. They were outraged by works that covered their relations with their Muslim counterparts, like the “Awān al-Ward” series, reflecting how they placed paramount...