Date of source: Friday, September 29, 2006
The author
continues his series of articles in the
Sawt al-Azhar newspaper to reply to Archpriest
Zakarīyā Butrus’s opinions about Islam in his
appearances on the Christian TV channel al-
Hayāt. In this article God’s justice and mercy is
debated between the two parties.
Date of source: Sunday, October 1, 2006
On the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the author reflects on the coverage of terrorist attacks by the Arab media. He expresses his disappointment that the victims of such attacks tend to be blamed and condemned. The author asserts that the real reason behind such conflict is the “thousand...
Date of source: Saturday, September 30, 2006 to Friday, October 6, 2006
A new war has been launched between veiled and unveiled actresses in finding a place in the over-busy schedule of the Egyptian TV during Ramadān. The veiled stars attack officials of the Egyptian TV for preventing their serials, claiming it is a conspiracy against Islam and hijāb.
Date of source: Monday, October 2, 2006
This article strongly criticizes the claims of al-
Gābrī,
professor of philosophy at Muhammad V University in Morocco, about the
Qur’ān’s perversion,
providing counter arguments to these claims.
Date of source: Monday, October 2, 2006
The article tackles the crisis of freedom of
expression in the Arab world in light of
the severe attack that author Al-Gābrī has faced due to his
discussion of the Qur’ān’
s perversion.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
The author of the article slams the 2006 International Religious
Freedom Report, released by the U.S. Department of State, for allegedly interfering in Egypt’s internal
affairs and criticizing Pope Shenouda III for banning Copts’ travel to Jerusalem.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Egyptian newspapers present mixed reactions to Pope Benedict’s "apology" for comments he made earlier
this
month on Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. In light of the already tense atmosphere in the Muslim world,
a Berlin
opera company canceled Mozart’s ’Idomeneo’ for fear of protest over...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
This article discusses the manipulation of religious issues by some newspapers
in order to increase
their sales.
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006
There are about ten thousand
religions all over the world. This article ranks
them in terms of number of religious adherents and describes where
the majority of each religion is to be
found.
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006
Israel is not a religious state; but
an occupying state. Arabic resistance is not against
the Jews but against the Israeli occupation.