Date of source: Tuesday, February 14, 2006
The author argues that the characters in Nobel laureate Najīb Mahfouz’s novel Awlād Hāritnā strongly represent those of the 1952 revolution and its incidents and shifts, contrary to the notion that it has represented certain prophets and involved despising religion.
Date of source: Sunday, February 12, 2006
Sidhom briefly notes some comments from a convention of young Egyptians contributing to the co-existence between Muslims and Christians in Egypt, who expressed grave concern over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, which they said "deeply hurt” the feeling of Muslims regarding their sacred values.
Date of source: Monday, February 13, 2006
The author discusses the pleadings of Nobel laureate Najīb Mahfouz’s lawyer, who refuted charges of blasphemy pressed against the writer over his controversial novel Awlād Hāritnā.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
The author says that Nobel laureate Najīb Mahfouz was sued for adding to the list of God’s Fairest Names. He added that the lawyer also demanded the separation of Mahfouz from his wife, like the case of Islamic thinker Dr. Nasr Hāmid Abu Zayd.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Authors in several newspapers are calling for appeasement in Arab and Muslim countries over the problem of the Danish newspaper’s cartoons, though many are still furious over the cartoons. A few authors do not consider boycotting Danish products a nice solution, while others propose that an...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 7, 2006
The author speaks about an international conference on democracy and the means to put all the words in that gathering into action.
Date of source: Monday, February 6, 2006
This feature discusses Egyptian youths’ inclination to make their dreams of emigration come true. Some young Egyptians, who suffer from unemployment or extremely low salaries, resort to immigration firms to help them get out of the country.
Date of source: Sunday, February 5, 2006
Yousuf Sidhom returns to an issue he feels has been neglected, given the dramatic incidents in Egypt in the last six months, that is the problem with religious identity and ID and voting cards.
Date of source: Friday, February 3, 2006
Deputy Chairman of the Egyptian National Council for Human Rights, Dr. Ahmad Kamāl Abu al-Majd, met yesterday with a delegation from the Spanish Senate
Date of source: Thursday, February 2, 2006
The Human Rights Committee of the People’s Assembly has recently discussed foreign funding to Egyptian civil society organizations.