Date of source: Sunday, July 27, 1997
Subtitle:Signing a
21 million pound restoration contractEgypt’s minister of culture has
signed a contract of 21 million
Egyptian pounds to restore the famous Hanging Church bringing to an end a
15-year-old dispute about the restoration
of the 5th century church. The aim is to develop...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 30, 1997
Dr. Nasr
Hamed Abu Zeid laments having
been forced to leave Egypt for the Netherlands after being accused of
apostasy.
Date of source: Friday, July 18, 1997
Subtitles:
Ibn Khaldoun Center sets a sectarian mutiny ablaze in Egypt.
A call for federal Coptic rule, and to arm all minorities in the Arab world.
The UN charter about minorities, an outset to the crumbling colonization plan in the area.
El-Sha’ab of July 18, accuses Dr. Saad el-Din...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 2, 1997
The bishop responded
to an article written in
Al-Akhbar of June 29, 1997, written by Kamal Zakher Musa, who suggested that
the church in Egypt was
involved in deceit, and questioned the consecration and age of new bishops. Bishop
Musa explains that believers
cannot be left without bishops,...
Date of source: Friday, June 27, 1997
The attack on Dr.
Hassan Hanafy seems to have subsided. The Azhar Scholars Front continues
to denounce Dr. Hanafy, but they
will not bring him to court, perhaps because of the strong opposition they have
met from Dr. Abdel Mo’ti
Bayoumi and Dr. Mohammed Sa’id Tantawi, Sheikh of the Azhar....
Date of source: Wednesday, June 25, 1997
Dr. Refaat Sa’id discusses a new book about the Muslim Brothers in which the author argues that they are trying to give outsiders a moderate view of their organization, while in fact they are secretly involved in terrorist activities, either by carrying weapons or by encouraging others to use...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 24, 1997
The article
is an attack
on the consecrated houses, secret churches established in private flats in opposition to the Coptic
Orthodox
Church. It claims that from these consecrated houses, a secret pope has emerged in opposition to Pope
Shenouda III. The consecrated houses are, according to...
Date of source: Sunday, June 15, 1997
The editor
describes the difference between the Egyptian constitution
which calls for equality between Muslims and
Christians and the experience of an employee of the Sheraton-Hotel in
Cairo who was asked to convert to
Islam. The article is based on information provided by the law-office of...
Date of source: Monday, September 18, 2006
The article shows that change is necessary for life to go on, and that a role must be played by media professionals, teachers, and political parties.
Date of source: Sunday, September 17, 2006
The author discusses Egypt’s security apparatuses and argues that, while people in Egypt are living in a police state, security bodies are naïve in their attempts to ensure the country’s security. They only focus on futile measures.