Date of source: Friday, July 19, 2002
The article gives a brief overview of some extremist books banned by the Azhar - which shows the role of the Azhar in resisting extremism. Some of these books formed a major reference for the Gama’at Al-Islamiya and Takfir groups [that accuse people of apostasy from Islam].
Date of source: Sunday, July 14, 2002
Dr. Sufi Abu Taleb, the former president of the People’s Assembly, clarifies the realities and advantages of Islam. He said that Islam has nothing to do with religious dogmatism and discrimination because it recognizes the other religions as valid. He added that it is unfair for Western researchers...
Date of source: Friday, July 5, 2002
The Editor-in-Chief of Al-Musawwar met with the five released leaders of the Gama’at Al-Islamiya. They said that it is not allowed to declare a ruler an unbeliever in case there are certain circumstances that hinder him from applying some rules of the Islamic Shari’a. They added that if they did...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 12, 2002
The article discusses three points: the biases and assumptions of the Western media and its thinking about the Arab world, the limits on political and press freedom in Egypt and the style of journalism this produces in Egypt and what the press can do to improve the image of Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, June 15, 2002
Remark on a two-day conference about international terrorism.
Announcement of an article about polarization between Muslims and Christian reported in this issue.
Date of source: Saturday, June 29, 2002
Rose Al-Youssef continued its campaign against extremism in its special file this week. The articles of the file covered the prevalent culture in Egypt and the rest of the Arab world, the language extremists use in order to spread their misguided deceptive thoughts in society, the fact that some...
Date of source: Friday, June 28, 2002
The editor-in-chief of Al-Mussawar met with the leaders of the Gama’at Al-Islamiya imprisoned in Wadi Al-Natrun prison. The meeting focused on the initiative to stop violence and the group’s ideological revisions. The leaders re-emphasized that the initiative to stop violence is final and that they...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 9, 2002
Media attention for RSNAW work.
Report on the TV discussion about Arabs living abroad and developing an Arab lobby.
Date of source: Saturday, July 6, 2002
Egyptian journalists in the workshop on Comparing Western and Egyptian perspectives on covering current affairs often wanted to protect the image of Egypt and the Arab world in general.
Date of source: Monday, July 8, 2002
Media attention for RNSAW work; workshops for Egyptian journalists.
Visit to the Holy Family celebration in Mallawi, the late holy tree of Gebel el-Teir, church building in Sawada.