Date of source: Sunday, June 12, 2005
In his excellent book, ‘Understanding Jihad’, David Cook of Rice University in the USA dismisses the low-grade debate that has raged since 9/11 over the nature of jihād - whether it is a form of offensive warfare or (more pleasantly) a type of moral self-improvement
Date of source: Friday, June 3, 2005
A masters thesis in the archives department of Tanta University studied the publishing industry of the Christian book. The research describes the history of publishing Christian books in Egypt since the twenties of the nineteenth century.
Date of source: Monday, June 6, 2005
The Congressional Committee on Religious Freedom added Egyp again to the list of states monitored for violations against religious freedoms. The violations against Egyptian Muslim and Christian minorities triggered the American concerns and thus actions.
Date of source: Sunday, June 12, 2005
Yousuf Sidhum mentions cases of a number of Copts who experienced some troubles with issuing their computerized ID documents when such documents were issued with incorrect information—the applicants being listed as Muslims instead of their actual Christian identity.
Date of source: Saturday, June 11, 2005
We have never heard from the Muslims of former days the slogan "Qur’xn is our constitution", which in its very essence a stratagem that only aims at reaching the corridors of power and then bring Muslims to an apocalyptic end.
Date of source: Monday, June 6, 2005
I hope God will forgive me in using the word “church” when speaking about the religious institution established by Mr. Max Michell who frequently attacked the Egyptian Orthodox church and Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: Saturday, June 11, 2005
When I used to listen to the Friday sermons some 30 years ago, it was obvious to me that the preachers combined Hanafite-Shaf‘ite teaching. Egypt was characterized by Hanafite teaching at the official level and Shāf‘ite at the popular level.
Date of source: Thursday, June 2, 2005
The followers of Max Michael Hannā have been increasing as his church in al-Muqattam, Saint Athanasius, allows 100,000 divorced Copts another chance after the Orthodox Church downsized the 10 reasons of divorce to fornication.
Date of source: Saturday, June 4, 2005
Conditions of Muslims abroad and religious offenses still represent a serious problem seeking a solution to restore the true image of Islam. This issue is raised in reports of Egyptian embassies in Copenhagen and Paris and sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Date of source: Monday, June 13, 2005
Public Prosecutor Māhir ‘Abd al-Wāhid ordered the release of 163 persons suspected of involvement with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group.