Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
The author writes on the life of Father Athanasius Kircher. He states that although he did not achieve much in his study of hieroglyphics, his decision to begin with the study of the Coptic language was “possibly one of the most intelligent things ever achieved in the seventeenth century.” He...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 2, 2006
The author analyses the history of domination over religious institutions in Egypt. He
stresses that there is tight control over such bodies under the current government.
Date of source: Sunday, July 23, 2006
The author reflects on the importance of the book ‘Life of Anthony’ by St. Athanasius. He asserts that this “masterpiece of Christian literature” should be included in the public curriculum of subjects such as languages, literature, history, anthropology, international studies, or religious studies...
Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006 to Friday, July 7, 2006
The writer examines the different challenges in electing a successor for Pope Shenouda III of Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 27, 2006
The Arab team for
the Islamic- Christian dialogue is going to the U.S. to meet
with American institutions and organizations to
explain the perils of the Christian Zionist Movement.
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
Two weeks ago, al-Fajr published a letter sent in by a Bahā’ī reader, who discussed in detail the principles of the Bahā’ī faith. In its issue of June 19, 2006, al-Fajr publishes two more letters sent in by Muslim readers responding to what they described as falsehoods contained in the...
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
An overview of the Baha’i faith and interview with two practicing Baha’is. They discuss the Baha’is relationship with the authorities and views on women and other religions.
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
Biographical details about Professor Aziz Suryal Atiya, a distinguished scholar and author.
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
The
article reads that only a few days after an article was published by
the Washington Post criticizing Saudi
curricula, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) held a
symposium on the issue of the relationship between
Islamic textbooks in Saudi Arabia and the war on
terror.
Date of source: Saturday, May 6, 2006 to Friday, May 12, 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 his diary in episodes in Rose al-Yousuf magazine.