Date of source: Thursday, May 25, 2006
The law on the imprisonment of journalists for
publication
offences has raised many questions about the freedom of the press in Egypt. The secretary general of
the
Global Communication Research Association, Dr. Basyounī Ibrāhīm Hamāda, believes
that free
journalism cannot exist in an unfree...
Date of source: Friday, May 26, 2006
The
front-page item deals with a meeting between Grand Imām of the Azhar
Shaykh Muhammad
Sayyīd Tantāwī and former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord George Carey as
part of the Azhar’s
efforts to enhance the interfaith dialogue.
Date of source: Sunday, May 28, 2006
Ministry of Interior has refused to allow 150 Christian converts to Islam, who later returned to Christianity, to change the religious data on their identity cards back to Christianity. Kamal Zākhir Mousa argues that an extremist wing of the political elite is trying to link citizenship to...
Date of source: Sunday, May 28, 2006
Ashley Makar discusses the paranoia surrounding the issue of conversion, the Alexandria incidents and the words of hatred spouted by both some Muslims and Christians, calling for dialogue and openness.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
The tolerance
and justice the Islamic
conquerors showed encouraged Copts in Egypt to become integrated within the Islamic
society. Jamāl
Badawī sheds light on the Coptic culture during the Islamic era.
Date of source: Sunday, May 21, 2006
The article summarizes the opinions of a number of experts concerning
the way of fighting extremism
and other destructive thoughts in society.
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2006
The
review deals with the issue of the Bahā’ī faith in Egypt in the light of a recent court
ruling
allowing their religion to be included in official documents like identity cards, passports or birth
certificates,
amidst an outcry from the Azhar and several intellectuals.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
The author defines the term Christian Zionism through reviewing
the history of the United States since it’s
establishment.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 10, 2006
A US
delegation of journalists and media representatives has paid secret visits "“ upon the Americans’ request "“
to the headquarters of al-Misrī al-Yawm and met with Muslim Brotherhood member
‘Isām al-‘Iryān and Ibn Khaldoun Center chief Sa‘d al-Dīn
Ibrāhīm.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
The conflict between the government and the media is escalating as the government ignores appeals to bring an end to the imprisonment of members of the press over publication offences, while journalists have widened their attack to campaign against prison sentences for publication offences, broader...