Date of source: Saturday, June 5, 1999
Dr Saad Eddin Ibrahim, director of Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies, surprised everyone when he declared that the Minister of Education Dr. Hussein Kamal Bahaa Eddin had participated in discussions and symposia conducted by the Center on improving the religion curricula taught at pre-...
Date of source: Sunday, May 30, 1999
A review of a book by Milad Hanna calling for a culture of mutual acceptance and the emphasis on national identity over a sectarian religious identity, as well as some background information on Dr Milad Hanna himself.
Date of source: Saturday, May 29, 1999
Although they constitute an integral part of the social fabric, Copts are scarcely represented in the cinema. This scanty representation is quite disproportional to the real magnitude of their presence or their social roles. A new, soon-to-be-screened film, "Forbidden Talk", which depicts a Copt...
Date of source: Friday, May 28, 1999
A Muslim’s view as to salvation through Jesus.
Date of source: Sunday, May 23, 1999
A reader writes in response to last week’s article asking why the construction of a church building is viewed as an illegal act. And this week the story of a police officer in the Giza Security who usurped a piece of land from a Christian in 1968. He has started to build a mosque on the land so...
Date of source: Saturday, May 15, 1999 to Friday, May 21, 1999
The governor of Al-Minya governorate talks to Rose El-Youssef magazine about the current state of communal relations between Muslims and Copts, as well as fundamentalism and fanaticism in the governorate.
Date of source: Saturday, May 8, 1999 to Friday, May 14, 1999
Milad Sobhi, founder of the new denomination variously referred to as the ’Testament Church’, ’Coptic Testament Church’ or ’Divorcee’s church’ responds to an article by Dr. Girgis Kamel Youssef which attacked his claim that the "law of Moses is an Egyptian law." Here he gives his ’proofs’ for his...
Date of source: Saturday, May 8, 1999 to Friday, May 14, 1999
There are in the history of Egyptian women tens of examples that said, still say and insist that "religion is for God, the country for all." Four Egyptian Christian women are profiled here as examples to show that Coptic Christian women are patriotic Egyptians.
Date of source: Saturday, May 8, 1999 to Friday, May 14, 1999
A Muslim responds to a recent article by a Christian which was entitled: "Fanaticism without justification."
Date of source: Thursday, May 6, 1999
The recent "National Role of the Egyptian Church throughout the Ages" symposium was exemplary as a useful. Sabah Al-Kheir followed on the event and attended the researches, studies and discussions presented.