Date of source: Friday, December 31, 2004
Some clerics - shaykhs and priests - have suddenly turned into experts in economics, sociology, chemistry and physics as well as politicians who advise people to follow their opinions through Fatāwá, the observance of which is obedience to God and their breach considered apostasy.
Date of source: Sunday, September 3, 2006
The
author reviews the painstaking efforts of Dr. ‘Azīz Suryāl
‘Attīyah to
issue a Coptic encyclopedia as a means to revive the Coptic heritage, history and
traditions. He calls for the
Arabic translation of the English-language encyclopedia that was released by
the McMillan Publishers Ltd in...
Date of source: Friday, June 2, 2006
The article tackles a symposium organized by MENA, the Egyptian official
news agency, about
Muslim-Coptic coexistence in Egypt. Participants called for sustaining citizenship, away
from any religious
sentiments and blamed the religious institutions for their negligence in this regard.
Date of source: Friday, May 20, 2005
Arab Satellite channels can be judged from the perspective of being in a development stage and thus needing more time to mature. But the dilemma is that they do not follow logical stages in development. They are indigenous establishments that seek propaganda and sensationalize the news.