Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 11, 2005
Peoples in Egypt look forward to change, having better standards of living and searching for a favorable political future and more effective participation, and that is why the political system is supposed to have absorbed this legitimate wish on the part of the masses.
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 5, 2005
AUC students held a seminar discussing Christian worries and citizenship in Egypt. Both Sāmih Fawzī, a journalist, and Dr. Diyā’ Rashwān, Head of Political Systems Unit at the Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, participated in the seminar.
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 26, 2005
Heads of Orthodox churches decided to withdraw the recognition of the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Irenios I, and agreed with the Jerusalem Bishops Congregation’s decision concerning his dismissal after accusing him of selling church possessions to Israelis.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 29, 2005
Serious problems of discrimination, fanaticism and human rights violations against religious minorities and some non-pious Muslims are still marring Egypt, according to the US International Religious Freedoms Commission report about Egypt for the year 2005.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 31, 2005
With regard to the statement made by ‘Abboud al-Zumur about the Jihād group detainees being coerced to show their support to President Mubārak, Anwar ‘Abd al-‘Azīm ‘Ukāsha, a former leading member of the group, has refuted this claim in a statement. Al-Ahrām has received a copy of this statement.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 29, 2005
Nabīl Na‘īm’s statement concerning dethroning ‘Abboud al-Zumur, leader of the Jihād Organization in Tura prison, from his position is raising many questions about the organization and its relations with the government.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 29, 2005
Six different concerned parties in Egypt have posed the question of who killed Ashraf Sa‘īd, the leader of the terrorist cell that executed the Azhar and ‘Abd al-Mun‘im Riyād bombings, in reports filed to the Attorney General.
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 20, 2005
In spite of its universal call for coexistence and tolerance, the West is still incapable of fathoming the essence of Islam. Some Western mass media represent Islam with repulsion. This tarnishes the image of Islam and Muslims. Therefore, it is time to develop modern strategies that eliminate this...
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 20, 2005
The American organization Human Rights Watch asserted that religious abuse towards detainees is something common in American prisons and detention camps. Such abuse is not limited to the incident of desecrating copies of the Qur’ān , which NewsWeek denied.
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 19, 2005
The Ministry of Social Affairs is considering accepting the first Arab organization to defend Islam and attempt to understand and communicate with the other. It is called “The Center for Arab West Understanding.” It is established by a wide array of Muslim and Coptic thinkers and some Western...