Date of source: Thursday, November 15, 2007
A new book discusses the expansion of the new Dā‘iyahs trend. The book entitled, ‘Dawlat al-Du‘ah al-Judud’ [The New Dā‘iyahs’ State] discusses the trend of new Dā‘iyahs; the origins, the prominent figures and the methods.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The following lines summarize an interview with Shaykh ‘Umar al-Dīb in which he discusses various current issues. He also announced a possible meeting between the Azhar and the Vatican.
Date of source: Saturday, November 10, 2007
Bilāl al-Dawwī reports
on the legal problems facing the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies, and wonders the problems could lead to
the closure of the center.
Date of source: Friday, November 9, 2007
The South Sinai Orthodox Diocese has accused the local authorities of the Ra’s Sidr city of
destroying a tree fence surrounding Mar Girgis Church, on claims that it was unofficially planted on state-owned
land.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Mājid Sam‘ān and Wā’il ‘Alī report on a press conference
organized by both Human Rights Watch and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights [EIPR], in which they
announced the release of a new report entitled "Prohibited Identities" about the Egyptian Government’s stance
toward religious...
Date of source: Thursday, November 8, 2007
The article presents an interview with the director of Egypt’s branch of the Middle East
Christians Association [MECA] Dr. ‘Ādil Fawzī, who has been detained for three months on charges
of offending Islam and having a gun with no license.
Date of source: Monday, November 12, 2007
Numayrī Shūmān reports on a decision
of a nuns’ school administration to ban female students from wearing Ḥijāb at school, which made a
number of parents to file complaints against the decision.
Date of source: Friday, November 9, 2007
The author reports on the
arrest of a 26-year old lawyer while trying to sneak into a church in Cairo’s downtown. The arrested lawyer
justified his weird behavior and appearance claiming that he was the awaited Mahdī and he was ordered to
come to this church to search for the treasure of the...
Date of source: Monday, November 5, 2007
The article gives a summary of a two-full-page article, in which the author claimed that Dr. Sayyid Muḥammad Ṭanṭāwī, Shaykh of the Azhar, had used his high religious position for pursuing personal interests.
Date of source: Thursday, November 1, 2007
The sixth round of the Egyptian-German dialogue which the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services [CEOSS] organizes begins its proceedings today.