Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 2, 2001
The author comments on the story of the former monk and analyzes the different reactions towards it. He responded to the question whether is it possible for a person who chose the life of monasticism to return back to the world and whether his return was considered a violation of his dedication.
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 28, 2001
Mina Badi’a Abdel Malik wrote Watani that most of the priests are now preoccupied with architectural, social or medical projects and are not concentrating on their main duty of caring for their flock. The author explained that when the restoration work started in the Hanging Church, he asked the...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 29, 2001
Dr. Roushdy Said’s book "Egypt’s Treasures between Nasser and Sadat" discuses the eras of President Gamal Abdel El-Nasser and President Anwar el-Sadat. It takes its reader on a tour inside the political scene in Egypt from 1961-62 when Dr. Said entered political life until 1976-80 when he left. As...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 21, 2001
Dr. Ahmed Kamal Abul Magd, Dr. Said El-Naggar, Dr. Abdel Moneim Said, Dr. Mohamed El-Gohary - members of the Center’s Board of Trustees - and Dr. Ibrahim Shehata, former deputy chairman of the World Bank, five public figures called by Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim, chairman of Ibn Khaldoun Center, were...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 10, 2001
Bishop Yohanna Qulta discussed the hottest religious issues in an interview of Akher Sa’a.. He also answered all questions concerning the relationship between Islam and Christianity, and the differences between them. He commented on how the Qur’an regarded Jesus Christ and Mary, and on why they...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 14, 2001
This article is a response to Dr. Mohammed Gam’a’s comment on Atef’s Abdel Ghani’s article on the foundation of the Gama’at Al-Islamiya. The latter wrote that Mohammed Othman Ismael played an important role in founding the Gama’at Al-Islamiya. Gam’a tried to raise doubts about the role of Ismael...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 1, 2001
The Supreme State Security Prosecution arrested two fundamentalists for trying to revive the activities of the prohibited "Al Takfeer wa Al-Hegra" group. The arrest came as a result of a campaign that aimed to pin down the fifteen members of the group.
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 31, 2000
President Sadat was very worried about the growth of the Nasserist and leftist trends among university students. That is why he thought of letting the Islamic trend grow and flourish and use them to confront the Nasserist and leftist trends. The Gama’at Al-Islamiya existed already during the last...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 17, 2000
President Sadat described 1972 as a "foggy year." Students and intellectuals started adopting this name and promoted it. Everybody waited for the war to start to revenge 1967 but it then seemed that Sadat was hesitant and would never make the decision which made students at universities attack...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 10, 2000
Dr. Yohanna Qolta, the Deputy Patriarch of the Catholic Copts, spoke about his memories about the month of Ramadan and about the impact of Islam on his writings. He pointed out the reasons behind the appearance of the term "emigrant Copts" and the attitude of his church towards them. He also spoke...