Date of source: Saturday, February 17, 2007
A study entitled, ‘Angst-ridden Germans Look for Answers and Find them in the Qur’ān,’ published by German magazine Der Spiegel revealed that the number of Germans who converted to Islām has increased fourfold in comparison to the previous years, despite the negative perception of Islām among the...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 13, 2007
The article discusses the obdurate Israeli authorities’ excavations underneath the Aqsá Mosque, the third Muslims’ Qiblah, and the third al-Ḥarām al-sharif [the Holy compound].
Date of source: Sunday, February 11, 2007
The article highlights Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice’s recent trip to the Middle East, and the focus of the conference the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 7, 2007
The Nubians express their loyalty to the Egyptian government and denounce the conference of minorities in the Middle East organized in Switzerland by Coptic expatriates.
Date of source: Sunday, February 11, 2007
Watani International interviews Pope Gregorious III Lahham during his recent trip to Egypt. The pope discusses his view of Muslim-Christian relations in the Middle East, Christian isolation, and his opinion of problems facing Christians throughout the Arab world.
Date of source: Monday, February 12, 2007
The article talks about the voices from the Jewish community in different countries that reject Israeli policies in the occupied territories. It also discusses the role of the Anti-Defamation League [ADL] that controls the public opinion in the U.S. and a holds great influence over the...
Date of source: Monday, February 12, 2007
The controversial Coptic activist ‘Adlī Abādīr organizes a conference advocating the rights of ethnic and religious minorities in the Middle East.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 7, 2007
There is no median between a religious state and a civil state. Many observers consider the proposed constitutional amendments to be encouraging political Islamic groups. While Muslim groups deny any contradiction between article two of the Egyptian Constitution and the principles of citizenship,...
Date of source: Friday, February 2, 2007
The article reveals a major scoop in the case of Muḥammad al-‘Aṭār, who was arrested on charges of being a spy. It is discovered that the Mossad [Israeli intelligence agency] is trying to play the Coptic card to jeopardize Egyptian national security.
Date of source: Saturday, February 3, 2007 to Friday, February 9, 2007
Mīnā Fu’ād comments on Wasīm al-Sīsī’s article, ’ Qirā’at al-Aḥrār wal Bahth ‘An al-Ḥaqīqah’ [Reading of the Free and Looking for the Truth], published in Rose al-Yūsuf.