Date of source: Wednesday, August 20, 2003
Egyptologist Lutfi Sherif led an AWR-visit to the land of Goshen in March 2003 and knows the discussion of archeologists on the Exodus quite well. Excavations in the Eastern Delta have become politically sensitive. This article mentions that the claim that the tomb of Alexander the Great was found...
Date of source: Thursday, September 15, 2005
A paper presented at the annual interfaith dialogue meeting of the Anglican communion and the Permanent Committee of the Azhar al-Sharif for Dialogue with the Monotheistic Religions that prompted criticism from Metropolitan Seraphim for the portrayal of Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 2, 2003
Rose Al-Youssef reported in its issue of June 21-27, 2003 about “Jewish extremists accuse Sharon of being lenient” [AWR, week 25, art. 11]. The article gave the impression that some fringe “nuts” are generally accepted by Jews while in fact the vast majority of Jews are embarrassed by such radicals...
Date of source: Saturday, June 21, 2003 to Friday, June 27, 2003
In an unprecedented move in the history of Israeli extremists, Israeli rabbis issued a fatwa that brands Sharon an unbeliever in order to pave the way for his assassination if he crosses the line. Sharon was accused of unbelief only because he considered satisfying the United States by dismantling...
Date of source: Saturday, June 14, 2003
Father Marcos´ articles obviously are polemic. They are highly opinionated and inciting. Their obvious purpose was to show how bad Protestants are. Father Marcos is entitled to differ with Protestants on whatever subject he wants but not through taking information out of context and inciting the...
Date of source: Monday, June 2, 2003
The writer gives five points commenting on the terrorist attacks in Riyadh and Casablanca. First, he differentiates between the accidents of Riyadh and Casablanca with the ones in Palestine. Secondly, he emphasizes the importance of condemning such actions and stresses the significance of examining...
Date of source: Monday, April 28, 2003
The author believes that the war on Iraq has nothing to do with religion, despite the religiously colored statements of Both Saddam Hussein and Bush. He believes that the US has launched this war to show off its power in the region of the Middle East, to where the perpetrators of the attacks of...
Date of source: Thursday, April 3, 2003
The author comments on the effect of the war in Iraq on Muslims in France. He believes that the French anti-war attitude has reconciled their religious and national identities.
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.