Date of source: Sunday, June 10, 2007
The author reviews a recent article published in al-Dustūr regarding Muslim and Christian houses of worship. A poll was conducted to see how many Muslim worshipers had entered churches, and how many Christian worshipers had entered mosques. It highlighted their impressions of the respective places...
Date of source: Sunday, June 3, 2007
Sectarian strife in Egypt has been a hot topic of contention in the media. The following article presents a synopsis of incidents that have occurred in Egypt in the recent years. The author considers the reasons behind these attacks, the similar situations that they share, that is attacks that have...
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2007
Jundī denounces assumptions stating that conversion to Islam is witnessing its most fruitful phase in Egypt’s history. Jundī presents three arguments to refute the assumptions and calls for a credible documented survey that can come up with recommendations that can regulate conversion.
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2007
Khalīl tackles Christians’ conversion to Islam. He rejects Dr. ‘Imārah’s argument about the considerable numbers of Christians’ conversion to Islam. Khalīl suggests establishing church committees to deal with the reasons and consequences behind these conversions.
Date of source: Sunday, April 8, 2007
Hānī Labīb criticizes what Dr.‘Imārah has said in the meeting with the graduates of the Azhar University about al-fitnah al-tā’ifīyah in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 27, 2007
The article discusses the questions surrounding article two of the Constitution, and who has the authority to call for its amendment. The author wonders who has the right to speak on behalf of the Copts.
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
The article is a review of Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s book entitled, ‘Infidel’ in which she talked about her personal experience as a woman living in an Islamic society.
Date of source: Friday, February 23, 2007
The article talks about the second edition of Dr. Muḥammad ‘Imārah’s book which is considered incomplete as it does not include Dr. cImārah’s apology.
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Reinhard Lauth is the first Catholic Orientalist to recognize Muḥammad as the prophet of God and the Qur’ān as the word of God. His book aroused heated discussions between the Egyptian minister of endowments who approved it and Azhar professors.
Date of source: Saturday, February 24, 2007
The article is based on a review of a book entitled, ‘Isqāt Nazarīyat Sirā‘ al-Ḥadārāt wa-I‘ādat Taqdīm al-Islām lil-‘Aql al-Gharbī’ [Toppling the Theory of Clash of Civilizations and Re-introduce Islām to the Western Mind] which responds to Samuel Huntington’s theory on the clash of civilizations...