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: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 13, 2008
John Watson reviews a new book by Sidney H. Griffith entitled, ’The Church in the Shadow of the Mosque: Christians and Muslims in the World of Islam’ which presents an overview of not only Islamic and Christian history in the Arab world but also provides explanations of the major divides between...
Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 23, 2008
A renovation project at a mosque in Luxor has uncovered evidence of a Coptic church and rare pharaonic inscriptions from the reign of Ramses II.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 18, 2008
Al-Sayyid discussed the decline of Christianity in Arab countries and the Middle East. Emigration, foreign invasions, and internal conflicts are highlighted in the text as the main reason for the decline in Christianity in those countries.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 12, 2008
Councilor Labīb writes on the history of the church in Egypt since its establishment by Saint Mark, throughout the Islamic era until the present day. He also hails Pope Kyrillos IV as the leader of reform in the church. Labīb highlights the Egyptian Muslim rulers’ who have honored the head of the...
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 24, 2008
In light of the recent decision by the Turkish Parliament to allow women to wear the hijāb at universities, a Turkish women discusses her family’s role in Ataturk’s nation building project and the changing attitudes in Turkey nowadays.
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 20, 2008
A book entitled, ’al-Ightiyālāt fī al-Islām: Ightiyāl al-Sahābah wa al-Tābi‘īn [Assassinations in Islam: Assassinations of the Prophet’s Companions and Followers] describes the assassinations of significant figures in the early years of Islam.
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 17, 2008
Jundī highlights what he believes to be the difficult political reality of Egypt. After providing a historical background, he points out the defects and tries to suggest solutions.
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 27, 2008
The article discusses two Iranian women who are breaking the mould in the conservative Islamic society in the country.
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 10, 2008
The author calls for the establishment of centers for Coptic studies in Egyptian universities that study all aspect of the Coptic era.