Date of source: Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Several Islamic scholars have condemned the recent terrorist attack in Tābā and called for the perpetrators to be punished. Dr. Muhammad Mukhtār Gum’ah, Minister of Religious Endowments, condemned the brutal terrorist attack on the tourist bus in Tābā. He called for tougher sentences for terrorists...
Date of source: Monday, October 8, 2018 to Wednesday, October 31, 2018
An article discussing Dr. Milad Hanna’s Book “The Seven Pillars of the Egyptian Identity”
Date of source: Monday, May 21, 2012
In another development, the administrative judiciary court in the coastal governorate of al-Ismailia adjourned a lawsuit accusing foreigners of trespassing on about 20% of the archeological spots in South Sinai, in Saint Catherine area, and setting up buildings and brining foreign monks to reside...
Date of source: Saturday, August 5, 2017
UNESCO World Heritage List includes seven Egyptian sites, divided into six heritage: The Monastery of Abū Mīnā, Historical [Islamic] Cairo, The Memphite Necropolis, Ancient Thebes, The Monuments of Nubia, and St. Catherine.
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
A report by Al-Dustūr newspaper questioned the recent statements and the decision by the Egyptian Government to backtrack from building the bridge of “King Salman” in Sharm Al-Sheikh.
Date of source: Monday, April 25, 2016
In an opinion article published by Al-Yawm al-Sābi‘, on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the liberation of Sinai, Columnist Saḥar ʿAbd al-Raḥmān praised the speech of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, which she said stressed the significance of national unity between the Muslims and the...
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The recording included a press conference that was organized after the peacemaker’s summit that took place on March 13, 1996. The summit was held in Sharm al-Shaykh and was chaired by President Muḥammad Ḥusnī Mubārak and President Bill Clinton. The summit was held following Palestinian...
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The head of the City Council of Luxor organized a press conference to talk about the situation in Luxor. In November 1997, 62 people including 58 foreigners were killed in a famous tourist attraction called al Dayr-al-Baḥrī which affected tourism in Luxor greatly. Questions were asked...
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ʾUmayya Ṭūqān, a Jordanian economist and later Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan is talking at a press conference about the upcoming second edition of the MENA summit. The summit was initiated by U.S. and Russian...
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Interviewers: Quinta Smit, Eline Kasanwidjojo, Aidan Mascarenhas-Keyes
Language of interview: English (original intverview), English (presented transcript)
Transcript: Quinta Smit
Approval: Requested and no objection received
Dr. Nadia Muṣṭafā works at the Institute of Progressive Civil Studies...