Date of source: Monday, June 28, 2004
Asharq Al-Awsat met with a group of Western Arabists on the sidelines of the Translation Conference held lately at the Supreme Council of Culture in Egypt. They spoke about their experiences in translating literal works from Arabic into European languages and the reasons that let them choose...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 29, 2004
A large number of young translators presented translations of literary works from various languages into Arabic that attracted the attention of readers and specialists. These translations are not limited to the widely known languages like English and French, but they also include some translations...
Date of source: Monday, July 5, 2004
The rebellion of the young women of the Azhar University has started. The Administrative Court affiliated to the State Council is currently examining about 60 lawsuits filed by female students from the Azhar University demanding equality with male students. The Azhar University prefers to enlist...
Date of source: Monday, April 11, 2005
Tilwāna, the quiet village of al-Bājour, al-Munoufīya has been unstable because of the rifts between its Muslims and Copts. 10,000 citizens reside in this village, out of which 120 Coptic families have been living in harmony. The details surrounding the fire that took place at the church’s guest...
Date of source: Monday, July 4, 2005
Karam Sābir, director of the Land Center for Human Rights, discusses conflicts resulting from land reforms in the 1950s and 1960s.
Parties in a conflict tend to present biased points of view.
Date of source: Thursday, July 7, 2005
Comment on an article about the important media watch activities of the Supreme Council for Journalism.
Date of source: Sunday, May 8, 2005
Diplomats and specialists ask what will come of the Muslim Brothers in the coming Egyptian elections if these are opened to them and if they are held, as promised by president Hosni Mubarak, freely?
Date of source: Friday, July 8, 2005
We regret we have to inform you that the Council of State has again postponed a decision about our request for NGO status. The next hearing has been scheduled for October 9, 2005.
Date of source: Friday, July 8, 2005
Problems to establish the Center for Arab-West Understanding as an Egyptian NGO.
Media attention for AWR work.
The film Kingdom of Heaven.
Date of source: Monday, July 11, 2005
Rose al-Yousuf critiques Egyptian media, showing self-criticism.
Egyptian journalist Nancy Yousuf describes tensions between Iraqi Shiites and Sunnis penetrated her newsroom in Baghdad.