Date of source: Saturday, October 30, 2004
The reciter of the Qur’an, sheikh Fathi Al-Miligy, is one of those who are deeply affected by the genius Mustafa Isma’il, following in his footsteps until he has indeed become one of the most famous Egyptian reciters of the Holy Qur’an.
- See art. 15: Rev. Akram Lama'i speaks about image of Islam...
Date of source: Friday, October 29, 2004
In the talk on Islam’s image in Western discourse, there are two important points: the West is not the same and consequently its discourse is not the same. The second is that it is not sheer “theories” but rather an idea built throughout a history of violent East-West friction.
Date of source: Monday, November 1, 2004
We dare call what happened with the soap opera Bint min Shubra (A girl from Shubra) a massacre or crisis but after all it is yet another banned item.
Date of source: Sunday, October 31, 2004
Ramadan—the holy Muslim month of fasting—is back. Unfailingly, every Ramadan for the past few years my phone has rung to carry the protest of some Copt against one or other of these dramas, which he or she maintains makes an overt or covert insult directed at Copts, Christians, or Christianity.
Date of source: Monday, November 1, 2004
A play authored and directed on the website of Archpriest Zakaria Botros featured two Christians by the names Basem Muhammad Said and Nahed Metwalli. Both of them announced they were Muslims before they converted to Christianity.
Date of source: Monday, November 1, 2004
The national unity iftar [fast-breaking] banquet was first initiated by Pope Shenouda III some 20 years ago, followed by another sponsored by the Ministry of Awqaf [Religious Endowments.]
Date of source: Sunday, October 31, 2004
In this interview, Rev. Akram Lama’i, head of the Higher Council of the Evangelical Church, speaks about the image of Islam, national unity, US occupation of Iraq, Arab Christians, Zionist Christianity, inter-religious dialogue and other issues.
Date of source: Sunday, October 31, 2004
The image Dr. Abdel Sabour Shahin wanted to force on the verses of the Qur’an was that God has created humans in pairs and those that had no hearing, vision or mind; just moving animalistic objects that grow in experience and the way of language with which they communicate.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Some are taking positions in their trenches to defend the practices and deeds of certain figures in history and regard them part of what they call the Qur’anic generation that provides a paradigm and an applicable model of Islam.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Today, many unqualified sheikhs are issuing fatwas [Muslim religious opinions or decrees given by a Mufti or another Muslim scholar. Based on Islamic Law and logical measurement] for purely personal purposes. They sometimes even issue contradictory fatwas that really reflect their deep ignorance.