Date of source: Monday, December 11, 2006
Although
the Criminal Court has issued a verdict canceling a decision of the High State Security
Prosecution putting
two prominent Muslim Brotherhood leaders, Dr ‘Isām al-
‘Iryān and
Muhammad Mursī, under house arrest, many criticized the group for adhering to a
vague political and
religious...
Date of source: Friday, December 8, 2006
Sāmih Fawzī writes about Takfīr and Rose al- Yūsuf, questioning the role of the Islamic Research Academy. Fawzī highlights the phenomena of recorded tapes that put national unity under threat as they encourage religious discrimination and call for supporting mujāhids.
Date of source: Saturday, October 19, 2002
The author accuses fanatics of abusing university
students? enthusiasm for Palestine and Saddam Hussein. He blames university professors for their inability of
managing dialogue with enthusiastic students. He believes that the call for allowing students to express their
enthusiasm is deceiving...
Date of source: Thursday, November 30, 2006
Copts recently
celebrated the thirty-fifth anniversary of Pope Shenouda’s consecration as patriarch of the See of St.
Mark.
Date of source:
Saad Eddin
Ibrahim’s lawyer presented a demand to release Saad Eddin for
health reasons. Lawyers and intellectuals are also
considering making a request to President Mubarak to
stay the execution of the prison sentence. Officials
demonstrated a positive sign to easing the crisis when
they...
Date of source:
Both Pope Shenouda and the Grand Imām declared their rejection
of any foreign intervention
in the internal affairs of Egypt. The former said that he met the American committee to
defend Egypt and to
explain to its members that what the foreign press publishes and what the internet broadcasts...
Date of source:
The
court of first instance postponed its verdict on the action brought by Dr. Nasr Hamid
Abu Zeid and his wife
against the Minister of Justice. Abū Zeid wants to show that there is still a marital
relationship between
him and his wife.
Date of source:
The film "Awan
Al-Ward" which tackles the mixed marriage between Moslems and Christians
and their daily interaction, released an
unprecedented controversy. The writer of the film said that the
Minister of Information asked him to write about national
unity and that through the film he wants to...
Date of source:
The victory of the
Moslem Brotherhood in the recent parliamentary elections in which they obtained 17 seats created many
speculations about what
they would do in the future, especially after they announced their intention to
form a new political party. al-Musawar
discarded the possibility of...
Date of source: Sunday, November 5, 2000
The Supreme
Constitutional Court decided to abolish the decree of the Minister of
Interior which made it necessary for
the husband to agree to his wife traveling abroad as a prerequisite to issue her a
passport. In addition,
it canceled the Presidential decree which entitled the Minister of...