Date of source: Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Arab-West Report presented a text for Wikipedia on the background of Abu Fana.
Date of source: Saturday, April 12, 2008
Al-Ahrār publishes the report of the Supreme Council of the Press of February, 2008. The report covered Egyptian newspapers and pointed out the violations and the remarks made to every newspaper in fields related to; the documentation of news, violations of the public decency, the rules of...
Date of source: Thursday, October 11, 2007
The grand Imām of the Azhar’s declarations about the Islamic punishment imposed on people who spread rumors that hurt others has increased tension in press milieus. Journalists reacted fiercely to the grand Iimām’s declarations and called for his resignation.
Date of source: Thursday, April 12, 2007
National and private newspapers deliberately concealed the news about
appointing female judges and did not care to highlight it in a appropriate manner due to the controversy that has surrounded
the issue.
Date of source: Saturday, March 24, 2007
The article states that, following rumors of the ill-health of the pope and patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and disputes among his potential successors, the same is now happening over the position of the shaykh of the Azhar Mosque.
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2007
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies [CIHRS] has sent an appeal to the president of the republic and the speakers of both houses of Parliament called to amend Article Two of the Constitution that states that Islam is the religion of the state and Islamic sharīʿā is the main source of...
Date of source: Sunday, February 25, 2007
A series of articles from the previous week that focus on issues and incidents that pertain to Copts. The topics range from legal critique of the 2nd amendment of the Constitution to discussions about the accessibility of education for minorities.
Date of source: Thursday, August 31, 2006
Hanī Labīb comments on Kifayah’s [enough] call to cancel the
Camp David
peace agreement signed between Egypt and Israel in 1979.
Date of source: Friday, March 3, 2006
The author wonders about using the word ‘banned’ in relation to the Muslim Brotherhood in the press, believing that their success in the parliamentary elections has allowed newspapers the space to choose a proper description for the group.