Date of source: Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Amidst heated debate over the project of the Ministry of
Awqāf
[Endowments] to unify the azān [call to prayer] in Greater Cairo mosques,
Rose al-Yousuf
claims that it has managed to obtain a copy of a letter sent by the Saqr Factory for
Developed Industries to
the under-secretary of the...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Shaykh Tantāwī of the
Azhar denied in an
interview that the top Sunni Muslim institution is incapable of fulfilling its role, indicating
that the
Azhar is no longer sending a good number of teachers to Arab and Islamic countries purely for economic
reasons.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 31, 2006
The al-‘Assāl sons were the sons of a Coptic family who were
interested in science, literature and legislation, and who occupied vital positions in the Islamic era.
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
The author deals with the issue of democracy and how Egypt was a liberal state until the
outbreak
of the 1952 revolution that brought a military regime in power, which disbanded all political
parties and
established a one-party system with no clear political agenda in mind.
Date of source: Saturday, June 10, 2006
The author criticizes the American funding of Egyptian
NGOs and US
interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries under the pretext of spreading democracy and
freedom
in the Arab world.
Date of source: Thursday, June 8, 2006
U.S. officials negotiate with the National
Democratic
Party and the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood admits that there have been other discussions between
them
and the U.S.
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
Biographical details about Professor Aziz Suryal Atiya, a distinguished scholar and author.
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
Student at the Evangelical Faculty of Theology, Michael
‘Ādil ‘Ajāybī,
sends a message entitled “Why fanaticism?” to Pope
Shenouda III of Alexandria, complaining about the refusal
of the Coptic Orthodox Church to allow the celebration of
the International Day of Prayer to take place at
the...
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
An obituary of Father Matta al-Miskeen, the abbot of Anba Maqar Monastery in Wadi al-Natroun.
Date of source: Saturday, June 10, 2006 to Friday, June 16, 2006
A review of the
death of Father Matta al-Maskīn, who led a mystical life at the desert and was an inspiration to many
young
monks, at the age of 87.