Date of source: Saturday, July 29, 2006 to Friday, August 4, 2006
The
story of ‘Umar ‘Abd al-Rahmān who is currently incarcerated due to his role in the
1993 World Trade Centre bombings.
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: Thursday, May 4, 2006
The
People’s Assembly’s approval of the two-year extension of the 25-
year-old emergency law has provoked a
furious reaction among Egyptian opposition, including the legally banned
Muslim Brotherhood. Many people
argue that the extension of the law will breed more violence in Egyptian society...
Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 2006 to Friday, April 21, 2006
The author reviews a
number of novels written by promising young people who have their works
published at their own expense, without any
help from state institutions.
Date of source: Friday, December 12, 2003
Yesterday, security authorities raided the houses of 10 leading members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Alexandria and arrested them. The arrested were referred to the State Security Prosecution.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 4, 2003
The article is about a research made by Dr. Aishaa, Mahmoud Abdel Aal, Egyptian archeology professor at the Kulayet Al-Banat [faculty of young women] of Ain Shams University on the authenticity of footprints attributed to Prophet Muhammad and Jesus Christ found in Egyptian churches and mosques. The...
Date of source: Monday, October 6, 2003
The author discusses the reasons behind keeping the relics of saints in churches and monasteries. He raises many questions about how relics are known to belong to a certain saint. Are there complete relics of saints that have not been decayed?
Date of source: Sunday, March 26, 2006
Problems for those attempting to obtain computerized identity cards before the 2007 deadline.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 29, 2003
The author gives a brief background about St. Anthony [Antonius] who founded the first monastery in Egypt in 305 A.D. His monastery is very important on the religious and tourism level. That is why the Ministry of Culture has prepared a project to reconstruct it.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 to Sunday, August 21, 2005
Today I go back to a problem which I tackled on several occasions during the past months in Watani’s ‘Problems on Hold’ series, and which concerns complaints from readers against the Civil Register Authority (CRA).