Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 9, 2009
‘al-Masīhīyah fī al-Islām’ [Christianity in Islam]
is a book hailed by the author as a call for love and tolerance. The author also provides information about Ahmad
‘Uthmān, one of the two authors of the book.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 10, 2009
Egyptian
Minister of Culture Farūq Husnī is again the target of Muslim Brotherhood MPs attacks.
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 9, 2009
Coptic thinker Jamāl As‘ad ‘Abd al-
Malāk fiercely attacks the bishop of al-Qūsīyah for his speech at the Hudson Institute in Washington, in a letter
addressed to Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 8, 2009
Hānī Labīb wrote about the Muslim Brotherhood’s
attempts to influence the Egyptian education system by establishing a network of schools advocating its thought and change
the terms used in textbooks that discuss the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 7, 2009 to الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 13, 2009
The article is a report
on an Israeli website which provides a twisted interpretation of Qur’ānic passages. The report states that the
website is part of an Israeli cultural project which received the best innovation prize by the Israeli president and was
considered one of the sixty projects...
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 11, 2009
A new movie in the
Egyptian cinemas seems to be creating considerable uproar in Coptic milieus. Ilhām Shāhīn, the movie’s star
declared that the movie is merely a social issue that defends women’s right to “life.”
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 7, 2009 to الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 13, 2009
The author
reviews a movie ’Religulous’ attacking the three divine religions. The movie reflects strong anti-religious sentiments.
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 8, 2009
The author reflects on two recent reports that deal with newspaper writing in Egypt. He comments that many newspapers do not have reporting the facts as their main focus and instead seek to persuade readers of a certain viewpoint or political leaning.
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 6, 2009
The author discusses the issue of reform in press institutions. He argues that the journalist’s right to carry out extra work for other newspapers does not contradict the principle of full dedication to the press institution.
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 8, 2009
The Chief Rabbinate of Israel has severed ties with the Vatican following the withdrawal
of the excommunication of a clergyman who had questioned the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust and rejected the
teachings of the Second Vatican Council.