Date of source: الخميس, نيسان (أبريل) 24, 2008
The NCHR has called for the removal of the religion section in official papers in order to comply with the constitutional principle of citizenship.
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 25, 2008
An article from al-Hayah reports on the thousands of Armenians who are commemorating the 93rd anniversary of the massacres perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenians in 1915.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 22, 2008
Bernard Lewis’ new book ’What went wrong?’ contains nothing new. It is a repetition of what Lewis has said about Muslims in all his previous books.
Date of source: الخميس, نيسان (أبريل) 24, 2008
German police carry out search operations to catch Islamists suspected of inciting jihād while the Danish government decides to close its embassies in Algeria and Afghanistan out of fear of attacks.
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 26, 2008
The author reports on a draft law that seeks amendments on the Azhar law, stipulating that the Azhar presidency is to reach via public voting.
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 25, 2008
The article reports on debates of the religious scholars over a suggestion of putting the position of the shaykh of the Azhar for public election instead of the current presidential appointment.
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 26, 2008
The article reviews activities of the Arabic Translation and Intercultural Dialogue Association [ATIDA].
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 26, 2008
The Bush administration has launched a new front in the war on terror, this time targeting language.
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 27, 2008
Turkish forces continue to clash with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s guerrillas [PKK] in south-eastern areas near its border with Iraq.
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 19, 2008
Member of Parliament Muhammad al-‘Umdah submits a new draft law to the People’s Assembly banning foreign non-governmental organizations [NGOs] from conducting activities in Egypt.