Date of source: Friday, August 3, 2001
The book of "Unreliable Sources," by Martin Lee and Norman Solomon, is a guide to detecting bias in news media. The book points out that the press should not be biased and that it does more than reporting news. It actually makes the news. Like any individual, the media person has a personal bias,...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 1, 2001
The author stressed that all Egyptians were offended by the shameful dead of Al-Nabaa. He explained that if Copts think that what was published touched upon their creed, they should know that a true Muslim is the one who respects Christianity and believes in all prophets and all the scriptures of...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 31, 2001
Seven Coptic lawyers field a lawsuit against the Minister of Interior to oblige him to register the uniform of Coptic Orthodox clergymen and to consider wearing it by anyone but a priest or a monk a crime.
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2001
The author comments on the Egyptian media and press in the light of Al-Nabaa’s crisis, which he believes is not about the Copts or the expelled monk as much as it is about the crisis of written journalism in Egypt. He expressed the opinion that although Al-Naaba was shut down, papers will still...
Date of source: Monday, August 6, 2001
The Administrative Court decided to reverse the decision of removing the names of Mamdouh Mahran, editor-in-chief of Al-Naba’, and his son from the lists of journalists.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 1, 2001
No lawyer wants to defend the expelled monk Barsoum Al-Moharraqi, whose trial will begin soon. One of the expelled monk’s relatives contacted a Coptic lawyer to defend him. But the lawyer said that his agreement depends on the agreement of Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: Thursday, August 2, 2001
"Barnaba’s Gospel" is a false book that was found in the 18th century AD. It cannot be written by apostle Barnaba as it was written in Italian, in the middle ages. Many of the stories of the book are against the teachings of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 31, 2001
Professor Mohammed Selim Al-Awa believes that dialogue between religions is nonsense and a crime. Dr. Al-Awa believes, however, that the dialogue should be between the believers of religions.
Date of source: Friday, August 3, 2001
The Qur’an teaches Muslims to respect non-Muslims, who live in peace with them. It also allows them to do charity to the poor of the non-Muslims. However, they are not to be given from the almsgiving, which is one of the five principles of Islam and is dedicated only to poor Muslims.
Date of source: Friday, August 3, 2001
President Mubarak issued a presidential decree approving the new management board of the Coptic Endowments Authority. Officials within the authority explain that the problems between the authority and the Ministry of Endowments are dissolving after the authority reclaimed 600 feddans. The total...