Date of source: Thursday, December 28, 2006
Muhammad Salmāwī cites his conversation with Najīb Mahfūz regarding the publication of his novel ’ Awlād Hāratinā.’
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
Prof. Andreas van Agt explained great changes in the cultural climate of north-western Europe in the pasty decades, becoming more hostile to religion and certainly not only Islām. Muslims needs to understand those changes in order to be able to respond better to European critique on Islām and the...
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
In an interview, Egyptian
writer Muhsin Muhammad defends Rose al-Yūsuf
against the Takfīr thesis that he
considers to be null and void. Muhammad denounces the lack of
liberty in Egyptian reality and foretells the
coming of liberalism against the religious current.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The author suggests in this article
that the government is targeting the independent newspapers because their professional performance has disclosed
the "national" press and stirred public opinion against corruption.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The article deals with the issue of imprisonment of journalists, namely Ibrāhīm
‘Īsā, the former editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper al-Dustūr, as
the author suggests that the government is partially in favor of jailing independent and partisan journalists.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Egyptian police confiscate a book allegedly upon the Azhar’s request. The book criticizes "modern
shaykhs" and supports woman’s leadership in prayers.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 17, 2006
A study was conducted on the
private press
in Egypt, which discusses the development of press legislation, press funding resources and the
diversity of
press ownership.
Date of source: Monday, October 16, 2006
The review deals with a court ruling against Mustafá Bakrī, the editor-in-
chief of
al-Usbū‘ newspaper, sentencing him to six months in prison for "slandering
Hishām
Tal‘at," when he accused him of falsely claiming to be a journalist and issuing his
newspaper
Misr al-Fatāh without prior...
Date of source: Friday, October 6, 2006
Jordanian poet Ibrāhīm Nasr Allāh faces trial and possibly
imprisonment for a
collection of poems that were first published 23 years ago, because of accusations that
they may instigate
commotion and undermine the country’s stability.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
A writer calls on grating more freedom to national
press so
that it would not collapse under competition from independent press and become like official
bulletins such as
Izvestia and Pravda during the Soviet era.