Date of source: Saturday, February 14, 2004
The pastor
of the Prince of Peace Church in Ohio, Rev. Richard Arko, was arrested by the police and charged
with selling and distributing drugs. Many Americans refused to believe that the accusation was
true.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Ragab Al-Bana writes
about an article published in the International Herald Tribune by Uri Avnery, who is the head of
the Israeli peace movement Gush Shalom and a former member of the Knesset. The article reflects
the opinion of a Jew, an Israeli, and a prominent political and intellectual...
Date of source: Monday, February 16, 2004
The article is about the recent film "The Passion of Christ,” directed by
Mel Gibson. The author argues that the film concentrated on historical facts alone and drew from
them the evidence that makes the Jews seem worse than the Romans. History itself confirms that
the Romans killed Christ--...
Date of source: Saturday, February 14, 2004
The article is about the movie "The Passion of Christ,” which is about to be shown in
theaters all over the world. The movie is causing a fuss because it once again poses the question
of who killed Christ and whether the Jews are responsible for his death.
Some people
protested the story of the...
Date of source: Monday, February 16, 2004
The Hebrew newspaper Hatsoveh published an
article on January 20, written by Hagi Hofferman, in which it attacked newspapers that criticized
the Bibliotheca Alexandria’s decision to withdraw the controversial Protocols of Zion from the
shelves of the library. Al-Arabi and Al-Usboa were attacked...
Date of source: Thursday, February 12, 2004
Pope Shenouda III, the pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of the Sea
of Saint Mark, denied the mediation of the church in the divorce cases of Coptic Christians,
reaffirming that everybody is treated the same.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2004
The
Samaritans are a small group that does not exceed 654 persons worldwide. The creed of the
Samaritans is that God is one, whose divine nature is absolutely spiritual, Moses is His sealed
[last] Prophet and the Torah is the Holy Book. They also believe that Mount Gerizim is the only
true...
Date of source: Monday, February 16, 2004
A
recent study conducted by an American researcher revealed that more than 150, 000 Jewish soldiers
were serving in the Nazi army while their families were being annihilated. The research was
published more than one year ago in a book titled “The Soldiers of Hitler.”
Date of source: Tuesday, February 17, 2004
As the Coptic fasting that precedes the Easter started on 16 February [it
continues for 55 days], the article gives information about fasting in Coptic Christianity, its
meaning and rules.
Date of source: Friday, February 27, 2004
Many writings
claim that Islam is against the values of Western civilization such as democracy, freedom, human
rights, tolerance and accepting the other.
The opinions of scholars such as Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi
Zaqzouq, minister of Awqaf [Endowments] and Dr. Muhammad Abdel Halim, head of the Saleh...