Date of source: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Usāmah Haykal, the Minister of Information, made a visit yesterday morning to H. H. Pope Shenouda III at the Papal Residence in St. Mark's Cathedral. During the visit, the Minister offered his condolences to the Coptic Pope over the victims of Maspero incidents and acknowledged mistakes made by the...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
After the meeting of Usāmah Haykal, Minister of Information, with the Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III, the Minister said that an objective commission will evaluate the coverage of the Egyptian television to Maspero's incidents. The Minister offered his condolences to the Pope and said that the...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Usāmah Haykal, Minister of Information, noted that the Egyptian media needs to gain credibility. He added the media will be a directed message that respects the receiver's mentality. Media should be neutral and objective.
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Date of source: Saturday, December 11, 2010
A lawsuit was filed against Minister of Information, Grand Imām, Grand Muftī, and a number of responsible parties that approved airing (Yūsuf al-Sidīq) series on the Egyptian Satellite (NileSat).
According to Islamic Sharī‘ah, prophets can’t be represented by any actor in any cinematic way because...
Date of source: Saturday, December 25, 2010
Hudá al-Misrī writes about the cancellation of many satellite channels on the Egyptian NileSat service. She says that many others have been warned for religious violations. These instances prove the necessity of encouraging tolerance in religion.
The article claims that many of these channels...
Date of source: Sunday, July 4, 2010
This article details the Egyptian-German Young Leader’s Forum (EGYLF), affiliated to the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS), that has placed its faith in the relevance of interaction and dialogue among people of the world.
Date of source: Sunday, March 21, 2010
Many Copts organized protests in front of the Radio and Television Union Building, demonstrating against the media coverage of recent sectarian incidents. In addition, they accused the Union of increasing the sectarian strife.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
This article traces an interview with Dr Yūsuf Al-Qaradāwī in which he discussed Sayyīd Qutb’s "Fī Zilāl Al-Qur’ān" and his underlining theme of Takfīr. He discussed the issue of Qur’anic misinterpretation and treated the problems of Naskh and Isrā’īlīyāt.
Date of source: Saturday, October 24, 2009
Al-Dawakhīlī critiques the Coptic lawyer Najīb Jibrā’īl who is involved in a number of court cases both in Egypt and abroad.
Date of source: Sunday, September 14, 2008
The article discusses freedom of opinion, and the restrictions upon this freedom. It highlights a new transmission draft law, designed to regulate censorship of satellite broadcasts.