Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Jewish Community of Cairo chief Carmen Weinstein
dismissed in
an interview any link between the Jewish community in Egypt and Israel, adding that Egypt is a
safe country and its
leader is wise and deals most sagaciously with the Middle East.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Legal experts say the Jews are not entitled to claim
compensation for their property in Egypt on the legal grounds that claims must be made within 15 years of
the
original loss.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
The author, in this introduction to a few articles dealing with Egyptian
Jews, reviews the
influence practiced by the Israeli lobby in the United States on American policymakers,
namely through the US
Religious Freedoms Committee.
Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 2006 to Friday, April 21, 2006
Talāl al-Ansārī, the second defendant in the so-called al-Fanīya al-‘Askarīya [Armed Forces Technical College] case of the 1974 abortive
coup, continues publishing episodes of his diary in Rose al-Yousuf magazine, recounting how he received
strict orders from first defendant Sālih Sarīya to deny...
Date of source: Thursday, April 13, 2006
The article asserts that the Egyptian government is releasing members of al-
Jamā‘a al-Islāmīya in batches after they vowed to renounce violence and reintegrate
into society.
Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 2006
The author criticizes the Egyptian muftī for not taking into consideration current circumstances when he makes fatwas.
Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 2006
Transcript of the questions and answers following the discussion on ’Freedom of expression and respect for the other. How to respond if one is offended’ at El-Sawy Culture Wheel, Cairo on April 15, 2006.
Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 2006
The speech of Sir Derek Plumbly, British ambassador to Egypt, on ’Freedom of expression and respect for the other. How to respond if one is offended.’
Date of source: Tuesday, April 11, 2006
The article claims that the West uses
double standards in dealing with Arab and Muslim countries, and that this became clear with the Prophet Muhammad
cartoon crisis.
Date of source: Sunday, April 9, 2006
The author examines the US’s changing image of the Arab world.