Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 9, 2006
The author gives an update on the ongoing arguments between priest, Marqus ‘Azīz, and Coptic intellectual Jamāl ‘As‘ad ‘Abd al- Malākabout the political role of clergymen.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 4, 2006
Jehovah’s Witnesses could break through the Egyptian haphazard societies to spread their preaching. The review provides the historical background of the group and the opinions of some Coptic figures.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 4, 2006
Muhammad Mahdī ‘Ākif stirred controversy by suggesting the existence of a private Brotherhood army while at the same time causing friction within the ruling National Democratic Party with his recent statements.
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 21, 2006
This article investigates the legitimacy of Max Michel’s church, the Holy Synod for the American Diaspora of True Orthodox Christians.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 28, 2006
Drs. Cornelis Hulsman presented this text at the recent roundtable discussions of the European Institute of the Mediterranean, which were held on “Journalism and freedom of expression in the Mediterranean; responsibilities and limits.”
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 21, 2006
AWR is making good progress in building the Electronic Documentation Center.
Growing interest and attention for AWR work.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 30, 2006
The author discusses the article of Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm, published in the Washington Post, in which he urged the American administration to have dialogue with Islamist groups in the Middle East, like Palestine’s Hamās, Lebanon’s Hizb Allāh and Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 23, 2006
From Rasputin to Bin Lādin, religion has always had a role in politics and in political plans. The following text depicts biographies of a number of people whose religious engagements played a role in their political life.
Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 20, 2006
The expected conference for Coptic Orthodox youth on the ‘Da Vinci Code’ novel and discord between Pope Shenounda and Father Mattá al- Maskīn and Max Michel has already sparked controversy.
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 21, 2006
A recent fatwá by prominent Muslim intellectual Jamāl al-Bannā, stating that smoking does not spoil fasting has sparked massive controversy amongst Muslim scholars and clerics who described the fatwá as "totally irresponsible" and contrary to the teaching of Islam.