Date of source: Sunday, January 14, 2001
This article is a response to Dr. Mohammed Gam’a’s comment on Atef’s Abdel Ghani’s article on the foundation of the Gama’at Al-Islamiya. The latter wrote that Mohammed Othman Ismael played an important role in founding the Gama’at Al-Islamiya. Gam’a tried to raise doubts about the role of Ismael...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 10, 2001
The author explained that he did not mean to criticize the article of Fahmi Howeidi about establishing an Islamic party [see RNSAW, week 52, article 4] in his article "Playing with fire, sheikh!." It was rather a rational discussion of all the points mentioned in Howeidi’s article. He also pointed...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 10, 2001
The imminent Bar Syndicate elections caused conflicts among the Brotherhood members. The Guidance Office chose Mohammed Toson to fill the place of Mokhtar Nuh, the ex-treasurer of the Bar Syndicate, now sentenced to three years imprisonment. By doing so, it ignored Ahmed Rabie, the committee’s...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 6, 2000
For the first time, disputes among the pastors of the Free Methodist church are taking place. The problem started when disputes between many pastors of the Church and the head pastor of its General Council became widespread. This was due to the accusations of lying, stealing, cursing, violating the...
Date of source: Saturday, January 6, 2001 to Friday, January 12, 2001
Though Christians are not religiously obliged to visit monasteries, they often do. They are usually offered food. It is a good chance for young people to meet and get to know each other. Some church groups visit monasteries and then move to the nearest beach for a kind of entertainment.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 3, 2001
The unique religious, historical and political site, located inside the Muqattam cliff, began ten centuries ago as the church of Saint Samaan [Simon], and developed into a monastery and eight churches. Stories told describe the appearance of the Virgin Mary, and how the whole cliff was moved from...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 3, 2001
Prof. Joseph Sedqi, former head of the National Cosmological and Geophysical Research Institute, explained why Western Christians celebrate Christmas on December 25, whilst Eastern Christians celebrate it in January. It is due to different calendars and not religious difference. He calls for...
Date of source: Monday, January 8, 2001
The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated Christmas on January 7. The Saturday evening mass, which lasted 2.5 hours was broadcast live on Egyptian TV. Many prominent Egyptians were present. Channel 3, interviewed Pope Shenouda, the Grand Imam and others about national unity. Of course, both Muslims and...
Date of source: Friday, January 5, 2001
The author asked Pope Shenouda how we can debate with Jews in light of their greed? Can negotiations and debate achieve a positive result with them? And when? How can we make religions co-exist? Is Christianity really close to Judaism, because its belief in the Old Testament? Or are there...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 3, 2001
Different religions are entering political challenges, not in the name of God, but in the name of power. Historians agree that wars do not often happen for religious reasons. The first religious war dates back to 1095, when the knights answered the call of Pope Urban II to save Christians in the...