Date of source: Thursday, January 29, 2004
The article criticizes the Italian cardinal Roberto Tucci who accused Islam of ignoring the rights of non-Muslims and of persecuting the Christians. The article also criticizes the call of poet Abdel-Mo’ti Hegazi for stressing the pharaonic origin of Egyptians, and abandoning Arabism. [He...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2004
The article is an
interview with Samir Marcos, a [Coptic] social researcher and political thinker. Marcos present
his views on a number of important issues such as renewal of the religious discourse, the status
of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the establishment of religious political parties.
Date of source: Friday, December 31, 2004
In the first meeting between Islam and Christianity, when Prophet Muhammad received a
delegation of Nagran Christians in al-Madīna al-Munawara in the 10th Hijrī year,
Islam’s respect for Christians’ sanctuaries was clear especially in how to deal with members of
other faiths.
- See art. 5:...
Date of source: Sunday, November 14, 2004
Christl Dabu visited Egypt in August 2004 for an investigative report about Muslim-Christian
relations in Egypt, resulting in this article and several travel and news articles. This article
was placed in AWR with permission of the author.
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: Saturday, May 22, 2004
“Al-Horriya Al-Deeniya fi Al-Islam” [Religious Freedom in Islam] is the most important book of Sheikh Abdel Mota’al Al-Sa’eedy, a senior sheikh at the Azhar. Sheikh Al-Sa’eedy reached the conclusion that whoever abandons Islam should not be killed. He believes that what has been previously said...
Date of source: Sunday, June 6, 2004
As an Iranian now living in a liberal democracy, I would like to explain why Islam and democracy are essentially incompatible. Democracy is based on one fundamental principle: equality. The idea of equality is unacceptable to Islam. For the non-believer cannot be the equal of the believer. Even...
Date of source: Friday, March 25, 2005
Today Turkey is attempting to join the European Union and become the link between the Christian West and the Muslim East, but without wars or armies this time. Will the Europeans give a chance for the two cultures to be joined?
Date of source: Sunday, March 20, 2005
Before I talk about the advising sessions held for those who wish to convert to Islam, I would like to tell a story that may help explain the importance of such sessions to the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Saturday, February 26, 2005
An example of how the murder of the Armanious family had been received in the US Coptic community. With a comment of the AWR editor.