Date of source: Tuesday, June 5, 2001
People who believe that Christians have nothing to do with the Intifada adopt a religious concept of the Arab-Israeli conflict, limiting it to only a Muslim-Jewish one. Muslims adopting this view strengthen the racist Jewish claims and weaken the fact that Israel is violating the rights of both...
Date of source: Saturday, June 9, 2001 to Friday, June 15, 2001
The author criticizes Egyptian strangers and freelancers who work for foreign media. He argues that they are the ones behind Egypt being represented in foreign media as
a country with dirty random districts, infants working, belly dancers and Coptic massacres. He urged that the State Information...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 5, 2001
Coptic lawyer Mamdouh Ramzi is leading a battle against the Muslim Brotherhood in the Bar Association. He is demanding that the president founds a Christian Law Branch, to contrast with the Islamic law [Shari’a] branch. Christian lawyer Naguib Gabriel rejects all religious committees inside the...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2001
TV serial "Dancing on escalators," written by a Christian writer and directed by a Muslim director, continued what "Awan Al-Ward" began, presenting Egyptians who are united by their land and not separated by their religion. If aired before Awan Al-Ward, people would probably have wondered how a...
Date of source: Sunday, June 10, 2001
Cairo’s First Degree Personal Status Court will look, on June 18, at the lawsuit started by a lawyer against Dr. Nawal Al-Sa’adawi and her husband. The accusation is that she announced opinions against Islam.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2001
Khalil Abdel-Karim, the author of "The formation period in the life of Mohammed," reached the conclusion that the first wife of Mohammed was Christian. He also discussed Mohammed’s many marriages. The author believes that there is nothing wrong in discussing such things and that the Azhar Scholars...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2001
Khalil Abdel-Karim, the author of "The formation period in the life of Mohammed," was a member of the defense team of Dr. Nasr Abu-Zeid. He is a leader in the leftist Tagammu’ Party. He has an intense interest in books raising debates on civilizational heritage. In these books views are presented...
Date of source: Saturday, June 9, 2001 to Friday, June 15, 2001
The author argues that Egyptian society can turn against those [The Azhar Scholars Front] who accuse it of apostasy. It can even give evidence that they work for the interests of bodies that aim to eliminate the cultural role of Egypt and accuse them of distracting Egyptians from their real...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 29, 2001
The Syrian president welcomed Pope Shenouda, the Patriarch of Antioch, the president of the Evangelical Council, the Archbishop of Baalbak and the General Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches. He praised the patriotic stance of Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: Saturday, June 2, 2001 to Friday, June 8, 2001
The book "The Bible according to Bilat," which tells the story of Jesus Christ, tries to find out if Christ went to Heaven after his Crucifixion, and if He is coming down again before the end of the world. It offers two options to the readers: to believe or not to believe in Jesus Christ. Both...