Date of source: Saturday, May 8, 2004
The initiative of the Brotherhood reveals a deficiency in the way the Brotherhood understands democracy. There is a more obvious deficiency in the way it understands scientific knowledge which we should seek its means under the fundamentals of this true religion [according to the Brotherhood’s...
Date of source: Sunday, April 3, 2005
Copts in Egypt must arise and shed the apathy that plagues so many of them and become part of political reform process that will eventually improve their lives. A Copt should run for presidency. Winning or losing the early elections is not the issue. Meeting the challenge to become active...
Date of source: Sunday, April 3, 2005
There is need to search for a suitable Coptic candidate to compete with the incumbent Egyptian president, not because it was a right for the Copts guaranteed by the constitution, but because the key objective of the competition is to expand the democratic practices to be genuine in the future.
Date of source: Monday, March 14, 2005
We will not settle for the Fayyoum girls, expatriate Copts war
A website of the so-called American Middle Eastern Christian Association (AMCA) has cast doubts over Islam and Muslims as well as the Qur’ān. It brings good tidings to its followers and relates the success of their endeavors to bring...
Date of source: Sunday, February 27, 2005
Curricula, social laws, economic and political legislations are derived from the remarkable prestigious status of religion in Arab countries. Moreover, it is the dominant theme in the public’s mind and the main purpose for communities where ignorance, poverty, fallacies, and backwardness prevail....
Date of source: Friday, February 25, 2005
Islam has stated clear rules for humanity, stating that all human beings were created from one soul. Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a, the Muftī of the Republic, said that Islam is tolerant and that Muslims are required to treat others kindly and with mutual respect.
Date of source: Monday, February 14, 2005
In her weekly article in al-Usbou‘, Dr. Karīmān Hamza called Egyptian Copts “the happiest minority in the world.” A week later, Mr. Nabīl cUmar wrote about the same subject in Sawt al-Umma. After I had read these two articles I could not restrain myself from feeling angry not because I am...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 15, 2005
The word dhimmi refers to a free non-Muslim subject living in a Muslim country, who receives protection in the Muslim society after paying a special tax. The practice raises questions about non-Muslims’ rights in a Muslim country, particularly because historical Islam did not usually antagonize the...
Date of source: Sunday, February 6, 2005
For Arab Christians, this Christmas my have been a time for introspection, but for Arab Muslims it was time for some serious thinking. The last holiday season more than any other in recent memory witnessed events of inclusions and exclusion, both sad and dramatic, symbolically.
Date of source: Monday, February 7, 2005
The article by Ms. Karīmān Hamza, published by Sawt al-Umma last week, pushed me to rewrite on sedition and Coptic problems.