Date of source: Wednesday, September 25, 2002
The author believes that his journey with a group of journalists to Al-Muharraq Monastery is a symbolic journey from ignorance to knowledge. Egyptian Muslims and Christians suffer from their ignorance about each other. Knowledge is their way out of any problem between them.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 8, 2002
The author compares between the reaction of the world, especially the West, to the Taliban´s decision to demolish two Buddha statues and its reaction to Israel´s attacks on the Church of the Nativity. The attitude of the West made it seem as if Buddha statues are more sacred than the...
Date of source: Friday, June 22, 2001
Muslims and Christians need to agree and put things in proportion in the case of the expelled monk. The author believes the story was inaccurate and misleading and stresses that the acts of an individual do not convict other Christians, the monastery, or Christianity in general.
Date of source: Friday, May 25, 2001
Both Christians and Muslims ought to be proud of the Coptic history of Egypt and of the unique role of the Coptic Church on both national and spiritual levels. The reason for such pride is that it represents a link in the chain of Egyptian history. The author expressed the opinion that nations do...