Date of source: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
A National Center for Translation will be established by
presidential decree, consisting of a chairman, members of Egyptian and foreign organizations and governmental
ministers.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 8, 2005
The author argues that not enough is being done to translate Arabic works into English, helping to introduce Westerners to Islam.
Date of source: Friday, February 11, 2005
The Ministry of Culture has been organizing the annual Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) since it was first established in 1969. The CIBF, which reflects both the Egyptian and the Arabic cultures, is the largest and the most important book fair in the Arab world. This year, publishers and the...
Date of source: Saturday, July 7, 2001 to Friday, July 13, 2001
The Mufti of Egypt accused the public and private communication companies of urging people to gamble through competitions based on making special-rate phone calls. The Mufti considered such competitions to be religiously forbidden. A media expert believes that this is not a religious issue as the...