Date of source: Tuesday, June 26, 2007
The author presents an overview of the Egyptian presidents’ attitude about building churches. He also writes comments on the recently held reconciliation session following al-‘Ayyāṭ incidents.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
‘Amr ‘Alī Barakāt reports on Salwá
Bakr’s recent novel entitled, “Admatius al-Almāsī.”
Date of source: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Muḥammad al-Badrī comments on the recent Fatwá issued by Shaykh
Yūsuf al-Qaraḍāwī concerning Misyār marriage. He questions the justifications used behind the
issuance of the Fatwá, and the contradictions that it presents.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Ibrāhīm Jād Allāh writes about Faraj Fūdah, his ideas and many writings. He highlights the ideals that Fūdah would write about, which eventually brought about his assassination, and stresses that Fūdah wrote about what he believed in, regardless of threats that he received.
Date of source: Sunday, May 27, 2007
A few weeks ago, sectarian strife erupted when some Muslim residents of the village of Bimhā in al-‘Ayyāt...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 24, 2004
We spent an interesting evening gathering at the Church of St. Mary in Al-Sharabiya where the first seminar about Coptic heritage was held. This seminar was organized by the Association of the Lovers of Coptic Heritage and opened by Bishop Martirous and Dr. Abdel Dayim Nousir, deputy head of the...
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Egyptian best selling author and Rose al-Yousuf columnist, Sayyid al-Qimnī, was reported to have received a death threat via e-mail signed by the name of Abu Jihād al-Qi‘qā‘, who is believed to have links with the extremist Islamist group Qā‘idat al-Rāfidayn.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Despite objections from the State Department, which issues an annual report on religious freedom worldwide, the law criminalizing anti-Semitism has been passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by President George W. Bush. This law, that is designed to please Jews before the elections, defines anti-...
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The mass protests led by the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, in which 70,000 protestors took to the streets in 18 governorates in Egypt, has raised controversies about the real intentions of the Brotherhood.
Date of source: Saturday, May 28, 2005
Concerning the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Egyptian political arena, the confusion the outlawed group is going through is easily sensed. Obviously, this confusion is reflected in all of its decisions, namely those related with escalations against the ruling regime.