Date of source: Wednesday, December 16, 2009
CIDT’s Jayson Casper meets Upper Egyptian journalist Nermine Ridā, who tells of the difficulties faced by journalists in the region, and her drive for rigorous journalistic integrity, in addition to commenting on expatriate Coptic reporting.
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On December 15-16, 2009, the Center...
Date of source: Sunday, July 26, 2009
How Egyptians employ double standards depending on whether the victim is Muslim and the perpetrator Western or vice versa
Date of source: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
In this article, Jayson Casper argues that some of the media reporting on the recent sectarian incident that took place in Daryūt, in Upper Egypt was sensationalist. He believes that newspapers use eye-catching headlines to draw readers in even though this can mean exaggerating the actual events...
Date of source: Sunday, June 14, 2009
Most Egyptians look forward to better relations with America after Obama’s visit, but visit preparations and certain aspects of security were excessive.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Comments on the speech given by Drs. Cornelis Hulsman at the Cairo University.
Date of source: Sunday, June 7, 2009
Sidhum writes about Obama’s speech in Cairo and the massive media coverage of the speech but believes that even though Obama is a new character on the scene it is still the old American interests that will continue to govern the new American policy.
Date of source: Sunday, May 31, 2009
Robeir al-Faris commends increased attention to Coptic matters in the print media, and hopes visual media will follow. He also denounces media misreporting of the Zaytūn church bombing. Faris praises what he describes as the only writer who spoke out against those claiming that President Obama’s...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
The Washington Post publishes a report attributing the Egyptian parliamentary decision to slaughter all pigs to sectarian reasons.
Date of source: Sunday, April 26, 2009
This article sheds light on the close relationship between the media and citizenship. The author reflects on the viewpoints of a number of significant characters concerning citizenship.
Date of source: Monday, April 20, 2009
Dr. Ahmad Sokarno writes about the Nubian issue and the campaign organized by Rose al-Yūsuf.