Date of source: Tuesday, January 10, 2006
The UNESCO warned of the deteriorating situation in the Abu Mina location and threatened it would lift the monument from its list of world heritage unless serious steps were taken to solve the underground water problem.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 10, 2006
The Brotherhood participation in the democratic process, if genuine, constitutes a qualitative leap that entails the renunciation of violence, refraining from the takfīr [to rule that someone is infidel] ideology and accepting peaceful political activities as a means to reach power.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 3, 2006
The author argues that texts in the Bible are racist, in that they urged the Jews, as the holy people above all others, to usurp the riches of all nations.
Date of source: Monday, January 2, 2006
Discussions have been taking place between the Muslim Brotherhood and Coptic groups. Some issues have been controversial, like finance and support for the Brotherhood from abroad, but there has been a proposal that the Brotherhood and Copts make a unified list for the local elections.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
There are a variety of often contradictory fatwas being issued on television, but the author argues that such disagreement is normal and should not worry Muslims, given that the imāms of the four schools of Islam frequently disagreed over the details of religious matters.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 21, 2005
A press review of attitudes to the Muslim Brotherhood and its role in the new parliament, criticism that the group is putting party politics over the Egyptian people, and statements by leading figures in the group questioning the Holocaust.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
The author argues that although the right to access information is permitted by the constitution, Arab countries are still lagging behind due to a number of legislations imposing secrecy on information.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
A French researcher specializing in the study of religion and its relationship with modernity and politics elaborates about secularism and the reasons of the sudden reemergence of religion in the world.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
The author argues that the government is finally beginning to relinquish its monopoly over the Egyptian press.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Mukhtār Sidum explains the main reasons behind the recent Muharram Bik incidents.