Date of source: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
An anonymous Egyptian security source denied the existence of the Qa’idah network patrolling the Sinai, stressing that security forces are not monitoring any of the elements in the region.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
“Hell will break loose for the US if Omar Abdel Rahman is killed in prison,” said Safwat Abdel Ghany, member of Jama'a al-Islamiya's consultative council, in a press conference outside the US Embassy in Cairo on Wednesday.
Abdel Rahman, commonly known as the “Blind Sheikh,” is allegedly leader of...
Date of source: Saturday, May 21, 2011
AWR's Managing Director Hānī Labīb writes in al-Hayāh about the recent sectarian incidents having erupted in Egypt. He suggests several scenarios for Egypt's future.
Date of source: Monday, May 16, 2011
In al-Hayāh, page 2, May 16, 2011, a score of Egyptians, mostly Copts, were injured in clashes that erupted between participants in a protest around the television building in Maspero area. Un-known people attacked the protest on May 14, 2011, where a number of cars and stores were set on fire....
Date of source: Wednesday, May 4, 2011
For the first time the Azhar's Grand Shaykh, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, met with Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Murshid (Guide) Muhammad Badī' at the Azhar headquarters on May 3, 2011.
During the meeting, Tayīb said that the MB was never far from the Azhar and that there are common grounds between the two sides...
Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2011
In response to Islamic groups’ recently expressed goal to establish an Islamic State, Coptic Pope Shenouda III publicly called for a civil state in Egypt.
(Reviewer's Note: News story was also covered in al-Hayāh, page 5, April 25, 2011)
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Date of source: Saturday, April 16, 2011
“Muslim Brotherhood group is trying to improve it's image to Copts by holding different meetings admitting woman's right in political as well as social life", says Hanī Lābib, author of the article.
Date of source: Saturday, August 7, 2010
Egyptian Islamists criticize the government's plan to monitor mosques electronically through closed circuit cameras connected to a central network.
A source from the Ministry of Endowments told al-Hayāh that the plan aims mainly to monitor the punctuality of imāms and workers, and to monitor...
Date of source: Monday, August 2, 2010
The author illustrates two points of view about visiting the occupied land in Palestine, one related to Pope Shenouda and the other related to Dr. Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq, the Egyptian Minister of Awqaf.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
The revolution in Egypt left the local media scene of Egypt completely changed. State-owned media used to be completely unreliable, but now they have altered their policies. The state media are also experiencing changes in leadership.
However, the process is definitely not completed yet. Experts...