Date of source: Friday, October 10, 2003
The article is an interview with Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III. He comments on the relation between the church and the state, opposition within the church, divorce among Copts, homosexuality, his relations with former president Sadāt and his relation with Archpriest Mattá al-Maskīn [Yūsuf...
Date of source: Monday, September 8, 2003
The writers comment on a new phenomenon of Christian youth. It was noticeable that most of their cars have the symbol of a fish. The writers try to find out the meaning and reason behind this symbol, which they believe threatens national unity.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 3, 2003
A correspondence with US journalist Hazel Heijer and Dr. Larry Levine, an Orthodox Jew from New York, shows that Palestinian claims for compensation for lost property and demands to be able to return to Israel within the green line (border prior to 1967) resulted in Jewish claims for compensation...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 2, 2003
Arabs are continuously receiving information that seems to indicate that the US indeed launched a crusade against the Islamic world. Some of this material originated with Christian leaders and organizations in the US and was misinterpreted in some Arab media. It is dangerous to continue feeding the...
Date of source: Saturday, March 29, 2003
The article gives a background about fundamentalist Muhammad Sharaf, who is responsible for the legal committee of the Jihad group and who has been seized recently by Egyptian authorities.
Date of source: Thursday, June 5, 2003
The rumors of US interference in Assiut probably started with an article titled "The American embassy occupies Assiut," Sout Al-Umma, April 28, 2003 [AWR week 17, art. 3]. The Sout al-Umma article is extremely negative and one wonders if not at least part of it is the consequence of rivalry between...
Date of source: Saturday, March 8, 2003
The difference between the Israeli and Egyptian press in reporting news related to the Palestinian and Israeli attacks reflect the polarization taking place. A major difference is in reporting and selecting news and quotes. That is most remarkable in the way the Palestinian condemnation of the...
Date of source: Thursday, January 30, 2003
Al-Usbua´s reporting about US interference in Egyptian curricula is the result of polarization between US-government and Egyptian authors who no longer trust information of US government sources. These authors are basing their information on sources they trust but this may result in...
Date of source: Saturday, September 17, 2005
In the wake of July 7 blasts, the British government has published a list of practices it considers ‘unacceptable’ within the United Kingdom.
Date of source: Monday, September 19, 2005
Muslim Brotherhood group has stirred up a storm of controversy in the Egyptian street over its future form of relationship with the incumbent political parties.