Date of source: Sunday, July 4, 2004
In the conclusion of the conference about “Reform and Democracy” organized by the Ibn Khaldoun Center for developmental studies last week, the conference released a statement calling for activating reform that has become a critical issue that should not be put off. The statement emphasized that...
Date of source: Monday, February 7, 2005
The article by Ms. Karīmān Hamza, published by Sawt al-Umma last week, pushed me to rewrite on sedition and Coptic problems.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 13, 2001
The author speaks about the absent role of the Islamic religious institution and gives his perception of the role it should play. He believes that the Islamic religious institution is not able to spread an awareness of Islam in the West, which believes Islam to be the new enemy of western...
Date of source: Friday, January 5, 2001
The author asked Pope Shenouda how we can debate with Jews in light of their greed? Can negotiations and debate achieve a positive result with them? And when? How can we make religions co-exist? Is Christianity really close to Judaism, because its belief in the Old Testament? Or are there...
Date of source: Sunday, April 9, 2000 to Saturday, April 15, 2000
What is the reason of the dialogue between religions, and how should it be? This question was raised after a debate between Jewish, Christian and Islamic delegations in the conference on ’Dialogue between religions’ in Jakarta, February 2000, where the conversation turned into an Apologetic...
Date of source: Saturday, February 12, 2000
Blacking out and taking tranquilizers in a vital national issue is not a wise thing to do. That is why I would not discuss the issue of Al-Kosheh as long as it is in honest hands that will present their fair report for which I have two wishes. The first is to broadcast the [results of the]...
Date of source: Friday, November 19, 1999
Coptic music becomes more and more known outside Egypt. Coptic music groups are frequently invited to sing outside Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, June 24, 1999 to Wednesday, June 30, 1999
The Supreme Military Court wrote the final chapter last Thursday in a mysterious saga involving suspected members of the country’s largest militant organization, Al-Gama’a Al-Islamiya. Twenty-one defendants had been charged with planning to revive the group’s activities in the Mediterranean city of...
Date of source: Saturday, May 1, 1999
There has currently been extensive talk about continued confrontation with the Jihad underground organization, which is the most dangerous terrorist group. The organization has been receiving heavy blows inside and outside the country. The current period of time has witnessed the handing over to...
Date of source: Thursday, April 29, 1999 to Wednesday, May 5, 1999
In another blow to Islamist militants, 13 members of the clandestine Vanguards of Conquest, an offshoot of the Jihad group, were handed over to Egypt during the past few weeks by South Africa, Yemen, Kuwait and Syria.