Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 6, 2006
Al-Maydān claims the Coptic Orthodox Church
isolated Bishop Marqus and
assigned Bishop Rūfā’īl in his place. Bishop Marques denies this.
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Echoes on the conference of ‘Laymen and the Church’ are still eminent in
Egyptian media. The review
discusses the crisis of Watanī with the church over the participation of
the former in
covering the conference’s sessions.
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The conference about the reform in the Coptic Orthodox Church is still arousing noise. This
review
presents the comments of Bishop Murqus, the official spokesman of Pope Shenouda III, and other different
echoes and comments on the conference.
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After the big fuss made about a conference entitled, ‘Laymen
and the Church,’ the conference sessions were completed and
recommendations were announced. The following
lines shed light on the conference sessions, on its final recommendations and
on the aroused echoes.
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 17, 2006
The controversial draft law
banning demonstrations inside mosques, recently
submitted by the Ministry of Endowments to the Council of
State, was the main focus of al-Ahrām’s recent
interview with Dr. Mahmūd
Hamdī Zaqzūq, the minister of endowments.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 20, 2006
The author of the article, Nafīsah ‘Abd al-Fattāh, lashes out at Farūq Husnī, the Egyptian minister of culture, over his anti- Ḥijāb statements in which he described the Ḥijāb as a regressive trend in Egypt.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 13, 2006
The Prosecution
Office of Appeal’s has finished its
investigations into the case filed against al-Ghad newspaper in
relation to the supplement published on October 4,
2006 entitled "From ‘Ā’ishah, the
mother of believers, to ‘Uthmān Bin
‘Affān: the worst ten figures in
Islamic history."...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 14, 2006
Drs. Hulsman responds to an article published in al-Usbū‘ which discusses the controversy over hiring Dr. Berenger, who the article refers to as an “American Jew.” Hulsman warns of the dangers of fallacious reporting, and the issues that it can create.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 13, 2006
The author discusses the
controversy surrounding the appointment of a Jewish-
American academic to the Faculty of Mass Communication
at Cairo University.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 18, 2006
The review discusses the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hasan al-Bannā, the founder and first guide of the Muslim Brotherhood organization, and counterarguments that al-Bannā was not angry about the 1940s assassination of Judge al- Khāzindār. It also describes the parliamentary battle between...