Date of source: Saturday, May 19, 2007
Sahar Diyā’ al-Dīn interviews Dr. Walīd ‘Abd al-Nasir, head of the Institute for Diplomatic Studies at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and discusses a number of issues including the September 11 attacks.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 15, 2007
During the Egyptian Association for Dialogue’s conference, Muslim scholars welcomed decreeing a law to organize the construction of houses of worship using equal standards in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2007
Drs. Cornelis Hulsman stresses the danger of ignorant media reporting, and the damage that inaccurate fact-checking can cause. He provides a number of examples from various intellectuals, commenting on stories that have been sensationalized in the media, and the negative effects this reporting had...
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2007
Khalīl tackles Christians’ conversion to Islam. He rejects Dr. ‘Imārah’s argument about the considerable numbers of Christians’ conversion to Islam. Khalīl suggests establishing church committees to deal with the reasons and consequences behind these conversions.
Date of source: Thursday, April 12, 2007
Media frequently manipulate headlines in an effort to present stories in the context they desire. Headlines are also frequently sensationalized in an effort to attract a larger number of readers, but if this also distorts a story this should be questioned. The article provides examples from AP.
Date of source: Saturday, April 14, 2007
The article discusses the second laymen’s conference to which Pope Shenouda has been invited.
Date of source: Monday, April 16, 2007
The article talks about the opening of a new church in the United Arab Emirates by Pope Shenouda III and the second laymen’s conference.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Sulaymān Shafīq reports on the Second Laymen’s Conference concerning secularism.
Date of source: Thursday, March 29, 2007
The article represents the different viewpoints of the Muslims and Copts regarding Coptic-Muslim relations in Egypt and the political agenda of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Date of source: Monday, March 19, 2007
The Coptic Orthodox Church seems to be undergoing a difficult phase where Copts are distancing themselves from the church after the church’s failure to fulfill their spiritual needs. A considerable number of conversion cases were registered in the last few years.