Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 8, 2007
Drs. Cornelis Hulsman stresses the danger of ignorant media reporting, and the damage that inaccurate fact-checking can cause. He provides a number of examples from various intellectuals, commenting on stories that have been sensationalized in the media, and the negative effects this reporting had...
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 6, 2007
The article discusses a plan to further develop Coptic Studies at Claremont Graduate University, and points to a number of individuals, students and Coptic figures, who both support the program and see the potential for increasing Coptic awareness around the globe.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 4, 2007
Alain Roussillon, director of the Centre d’Etudes et de Documentation Economiques, Juridiques et Sociales [CEDEJ], passed away.
Discussion about the book ‘Civil Society Exposed: The Politics of NGOs in Egypt’ In Cairo.
Date of source: الخميس, نيسان (أبريل) 12, 2007
Media frequently manipulate headlines in an effort to present stories in the context they desire. Headlines are also frequently sensationalized in an effort to attract a larger number of readers, but if this also distorts a story this should be questioned. The article provides examples from AP.
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 8, 2007
Within days of leaking news about the main features of the platform of the proposed Muslim Brotherhood party, scores of political powers and thinkers have warned that the party could be acting against the law because it would be based on religious references. Such fears have impacted the...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 10, 2007
The article presents the transcript of a lecture for the Arab Thought Forum. It considers media distortions and mis-representation in the media that only serve to further antagonize Muslim-Christian relations and the perception of Islam and the Arab world in the West. Drs. Cornelis Hulsman explains...
Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 25, 2007
Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm has resumed his suspicious trips to Israel. On this occasion he was accompanied by 40 students from the American University in Cairo [AUC] and researchers from his center.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 21, 2007
In a meeting held by the Lions Clubs International in Egypt, Pope Shenouda adopted a softer stance toward Copts who travel to Jerusalem for personal interests.
Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 17, 2007 to الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 23, 2007
Dr. Muhammad Futtūh discusses the differences between a civil state and a religion-based civil state
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 14, 2007
A draft law for the construction of mosques, churches, and synagogues without discrimination was submitted to the People’s Assembly in order to be discussed and issued in case of approval.