Date of source: Sunday, March 27, 2005
The Coptic Orthodox Church, isolated from the rest of Christendom for 1400 years by Chalcedon and Islam, is often unknown in the West. When I once explained to an interlocutor why I had been in Egypt--to study Coptic Christianity--the response was, "There are Christians in Egypt?!" Fortunately,...
Date of source: Thursday, June 14, 2007
Transcribed by: Susan Richards-BensonThe following present a transcript of an interview with Tarek Heggy. Heggy discusses a number of issues, centered around his controversial article ‘If I were a Copt.’ He comments on current events in Egypt and the Arab world, and present his opinion on issues...
Date of source: Saturday, May 5, 2007
A project to collect the full version of the manuscript first found in Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai. Well informed sources in the project expect to have the project complete and posted on the internet by 2009.
Date of source: Saturday, May 5, 2007
Reviewer: Hānī Sa‘dEgypt calls on all the countries participating in the international parliamentary conference to avoid offending religions.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Amnesty International appears to be launching a campaign for human rights organizations against the newly drafted anti-terror law approved by the constitutional amendments in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, April 19, 2007
Two fugitives belonging to al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah denied any communication with the recently arrested lawyer Mamdūh Ismā‘īl. Ismā‘īl’s arrest attracted wide media attention both within and outside of Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2007
A fundamentalist Islamic center in London has issued a statement on the sufferings of the Egyptian Abū Hamzah al-Misrī in the high-security Belmarsh Prison. Al-Misrī is serving a seven-year sentence for funding terrorism in the U.K.
Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2007
Al-Zayyāt, the
lawyer of the Islamic groups, assures the Jihād Organization’s decision to cease violence enjoys the support of the
leading figures within the Islamic groups.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 3, 2007
In this article the author reviews his past with translation
Date of source: Sunday, March 25, 2007
A discussion about the merits of different Arab language news stations, includes in depth analysis of the proposed BBC Arabic news channel.