Date of source: Sunday, July 20, 1997
Yousef Sidhom, editor-in-chief of Watani, responds to an article of Islamist author Fahmy Huweidy in Al-Ahram newspaper demanding that the Coptic church denounce all extremist movements who tarnish the image of Egypt on the international stage by focusing on negative aspects of Egypt, including...
Date of source: Monday, July 7, 1997
Subtitles:- A meeting between the members of the Coptic Federation and Netanyahu in the U.S.A- The emigrant Copts ignored the mysterious federation and boycotted it.- Jewish financial and political support- The Egyptian cultural counselor in the U.S.A. calls emigrant Copts and clarifies the picture...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 9, 1997
The text is a summary of an article in AlAhram, Egypt’s most influential daily, in which the author argues that Israel and the USA are trying to create religious tensions in Egypt by targeting Islam. The author reports that a picture of the Prophet Mohammed as a pig on the Holy Qur’an came at the...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 1, 1997
Subtitles:1- Dr. Tantawy: She who drew this nasty picture deserves death. The Mufti demands the Israeli government and men of religion declare their position from concerning this immoral action.2- Men of religion: "This is a declaration of war against Islam".3- Arabic newspapers: "It is the most...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 1, 1997
Dr. Mohammed Emara, a well-known Islamist writer, comments in el-Shaab, generally considered the mouth-piece of the Muslim Brotherhood, about an article in Al-Ahram, describing the stereotyped pictures of Arabs in the American mass media. Emara writes that the Western media cannot be changed...
Date of source: Saturday, June 28, 1997
According to a report in Die Woche, 50% of Germans consider Islam a danger to Western culture. Nevertheless, 50% of the Germans also believe that Muslims should have equal rights to Christians and also accept that the building of mosques should not be hindered. The newspaper compares the current...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 18, 1997
Egypt is often criticized abroad for its treatment of its Christian citizens. Prominent Coptic thinker Dr. Milad Hanna, confirmed that equality between Muslims and Christians is not there. Lu’iy Mahmoud Sa’id, himself a Muslim, describes how Muslim authors attacked Milad Hanna for stating his view...
Date of source: Friday, June 13, 1997
According to the paper, the Roman Catholic Church is worried about the great number of conversions to Islam.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 6, 2006
The author in this article wonders about the sources of Israel’s security tips about terrorist operations to take place in Sinai.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
A group of prominent experts from different academic backgrounds and ideological orientations, both Muslim and Christian, discussed whom the Regensburg lecture was really aiming at and how the current crisis could be constructively faced. They called for a reconsideration of the basis on which...