Date of source: Friday, September 19, 2008
The Supreme Press Council’s recent report has criticized the way private newspapers reported on the Shūrá Council fire and commented that al-Wafd and Watanī failed to abide by the rules for publishing adverts.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Three Al-Ahrām al-cArabī articles in this issue have inflammatory headlines about Christian missionary activities. Drs. Hulsman comments that these types of headlines scare readers and distort the truth.
Date of source: Friday, June 13, 2008
The article discusses recent comments made by Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran regarding the world’s current focus on Islam.
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Pope Shenouda's lawyer has announced that the patriarch has approved the proposed new draft law for Coptic Personal Status issues. Contrary to the 1938 law the new draft law states that there are only three reasons for divorce.
Date of source: Sunday, May 25, 2008
This report deals with the role of the religious institution in choosing Egypt’s next president. In an interview with Muhammad ‘Alī Khayr, Islamic intellectual Fahmī Hūwaydī claims that religious institutions have no influence nowadays because they lack independence.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 21, 2008
In this article the author criticizes the double standards of state newspapers. Whereas they denounced President Bush’s speech in the Knesset they did not condemn President Mubārak’s congratulatory message to the head of the Zionist entity.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Interpretations of freedom vary enormously around the world. In this editorial Drs. Hulsman comments on discussions about the Egyptian view of freedom and states that some people believe that religious identity has become more important than national identity in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, May 12, 2008
Sakīnah Fū’ād writes about the incident of beating Ahmad Mahīr, the Facebook activist.
Date of source: Thursday, May 15, 2008
Mahmūd al-Khudayrī comments on the Egyptian-Israeli agreement to export Egyptian natural gas to Israel.
Date of source: Monday, May 5, 2008
Egyptian Minister of Culture Fārūq Husnī denies circulated rumors about permitting three Israeli novels at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, stressing that he is not with the naturalization of the relationships with Israel before "just and general" peace is achieved.