Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 16, 2001 to الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 22, 2001
The author talks about the importance of Yohanna Qulta’s recently published book titled "Journals of a priest in the countryside." Unlike his daring novel "West Nile village," he chooses his words trying to avoid troublesome points looking at things from afar and telling them as they happened,...
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 14, 2001
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria approved the new executive board of the Orthodox Coptic General Milli Council. Members of the council chose the vice president and secretary for the council and the heads of eight committees.
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 15, 2001
The Islamic Research Institute banned a collection of books containing ideas harmful to heavenly religions. Among these books was one titled "Say Baba and miracles of heavenly love." The author Dr. Abdel-Fattah Mohsin Badawi tells the story of Say Baba, an Indian Muslim Sufi. The author does not...
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 13, 2001
Father Morqos looked at a collection of books that damage national unity and criticize the Bible, claiming it is falsified. He believes anybody who thinks he should praise Islam has to defame Christianity and wonders why.
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 15, 2001
The Kurds and Berbers are Muslims who joined Islam with the Arabs. The fall of the Islamic caliphate left space for nationalism to flourish and its replacement opened a gap between the Arabs and the Kurds. The Islamic way of co-existence between Arabs and Kurds is the solution to all the problems...
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 17, 2001
Khalil Abdel-Karim’s book "The formation period in the life of Mohammed" is still causing controversy. The book claims that Islam is only a repetition of what Mohammed learned from earlier religions and Jewish books. The author argues that this is not the case and says he hopes nobody calls Abdel-...
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 15, 2001
The production company claims the film is approved by the Azhar. The paper interviewed scriptwriters, directors, actors, and cartoonists on whether it was allowable to talk about Mohammed through a cartoon and whether the American production team were the most knowledgeable to produce such a film....
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 16, 2001 to الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 22, 2001
The Brotherhood MPs are focusing on the ministers of education, health, culture, agriculture, and interior. Each of them specializes in attacking a ministry. The most active is Dr. Mohammed Gamal Hishmat, who filed 61 inquiries to the ministers of health, education, and higher education and...
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 13, 2001
Next Monday the Personal Status Court will look at the lawsuit that aims to separate Dr. Nawal Al-Sa’adawi from her husband. The lawyer who started the lawsuit accuses Sa’adawi of defaming religions and claims she has left Islam. In her opinion the lawsuit is not legal as the State Prosecution...
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 10, 2001
The leaders of eastern churches are to meet at the Middle East Council of Churches in Cairo to join in the Coptic Church’s celebrations of 30 years of Pope Shenouda III being in the chair of Saint Mark.