Date of source: Friday, September 15, 2006
This article discusses how the conditions of Coptic and Jewish monuments
are
neglected and gives examples of well-known churches and synagogues.
Date of source: Monday, June 5, 2006
At a press
conference,
preceding the opening of an exhibition of Tutankhamen monuments in Chicago a few days ago, the
secretary-
general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Dr. Zāhī Hawwās, urged wealthy
businessman, John
Roe, to return a Pharaonic sarcophagus, which Roe keeps in his office...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 4, 2006
The article highlights the second Scientific Meeting of Archaeologists, during
which experts focused on excavation and restoration works to save Islamic, Coptic and Jewish antiquities, as
well
as discussing recent archaeological finds.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 21, 2006
In this article, the author deals with the history of the Umayyad caliphate, the power struggle involved and their conflict with their archrivals the ‘Abbāsids.
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2006
The author notes that while reactions to the Danish cartoons have gotten out of hand, the main force behind those reactions was not religious, but politically-motivated groups. He calls on Muslimsnot to blame all Westerners for the cartoons, and for Westerners in kind to not blame all Muslims for...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 31, 2006
After the time of the four caliphs who succeeded the Prophet Muhammad, the Islamic state became a kingdom, in the sense that power was passed from father to sons. This inherited rule was initiated by Mu‘āwīya Ibn Abī Sufyān, the founder of the Umayyad dynasty.
Date of source: Saturday, November 11, 2000
The Sheikh of the Azhar, wrote a letter to the Prime Minster which included the fatwa of the Azhar stating that it is not proper to charge fees to enter Mosques, whether those entering are Moslems or not, and whether they are Egyptians or not, and that the Prime Minister should implement this...
Date of source: Sunday, July 30, 2000
An exhibition, under the title of "Al-Andalus and Europe", is inaugurated at the university of Bonne in Germany. It discusses the effects of the Islamic civilization on Western civilization and how the former enriched the European culture and formed the current cultural and scientific western...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 25, 2000
An antique copy of the Qur’an, going back to the eleventh century, which was written in gold ink, was found when an effort was made to smuggle it from Istanbul to London. The British police is trying to know the details of the smuggling attempt.
Date of source: Saturday, January 8, 2000 to Friday, January 14, 2000
The national unity of Muslims and Copts in Egypt is revealed in the architectural similarities in both churches and mosques. The design is very similar from the outside. It only differs from the inside according to each one’s beliefs.