Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 22, 2002
It is often believed that the best defence is an attack. This is the approach that Yigal Carmon seems to use to defend his institute in the Guardian. His article starts out immediately by accusing Brian Whitaker of the Guardian of selective journalism. But who is selective?
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 22, 2002
Comment on Egyptian press criticizing MEMRI.
Date of source: السبت, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 9, 2002
Many Christians believe God reveals Himself through visions to mankind. The Bible is full of this and the apostle Peter says: “And it shall come to pass in the last days… your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams” [Acts 2:17]. And thus Orthodox, Pentecostals and other...
Date of source: السبت, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 9, 2002
“A Knight Without a Horse” is strongly Egyptian nationalistic, a sentiment that fits well with the current sentiment of nationalism in Egypt. The anti-semitic “protocols of the Elders of Zion” are not the only source but one of the sources used for this film.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 30, 2002
Our new boardmember Dr. Wolfram Reiss responded to the summary of an article of Rose el-Youssef (RNSAW, 2002, week 39A, art. 6) and wondered whether the Iqbal el-Saba´i, the author of the article had correctly presented the views of bishop Mounir, head of the Episcopal Church in Egypt, and sheikh...
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 2, 2002
The murder of a 60-year old former Coptic Orthodox priest in Luxor was followed by rumors. Such rumors may sound very convincing but can be very deceptive.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 2, 2002
A group of Germans belonging to the YMCA [Young Men´s Christian Association] and Evangelical Church of Saxony, Germany [Evangelische Kirche Deutschland] discovered a very different Christian Egypt from what they had expected from press reports in their home country. The group had followed the trail...
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 25, 2002
It is clear from the comments on Bat Ye´or´s article, that not all the points she discussed have been responded to. For example, what she says concerning the fact that jihad belongs to the religious domain and cannot be discussed and the feeling of superiority in Islam.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 31, 2002
A Muslim saying that crucifixion is nothing but a fiction says what his religion teaches him. He may state this without the intention to be offensive to Christians. But Christians will feel offended. To avoid offensiveness, it is better to introduce Islam without saying “unlike Christianity” and to...
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 14, 2002
Egypt´s most well-known human rights activist, Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim, is now censored by his wife to keep him out of prison. The judge decided to reopen the case against Ibrahim and to set him free pending a new sentence.