Date of source: Friday, August 11, 2006
The author, the Vice
President of the Council of State, questions why
churches and their money and buildings are not considered to be
public funds and, accordingly, are cut out
of the scope of state protection.
Date of source: Saturday, August 5, 2006
The author discusses the prevalence of rumors in Egypt and how often the consequences of such rumors are more serious than their original cause. He notes the work of Drs. Hulsman in researching the factual events of claims of Christian persecution and Muslim outrage and in providing an electronic...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
A number of Muslim issues that are cause debate amongst scholars are raised in this issue such as the discussion over unifying the call to prayer and the proposal of a new draft law to regulate who is able to issue fatwás.
Date of source: Thursday, July 27, 2006
The Shūrá Council discussed two electoral systems,
seeking to find a suitable system that can be implemented in Egypt
Date of source: Sunday, July 30, 2006
The author regrets the fact that the anticipated report from the fact-finding committee established after recent sectarian violence in Alexandria was not produced by the deadline of May 16 and now the current Parliamentary round has expired. He compares this to the report produced after sectarian...
Date of source: Monday, July 31, 2006
The Egyptian Football Federation seeks to implement a betting system for the Egyptian football
league, but
the Muftī says betting is forbidden and a form of gambling.
Date of source: Monday, July 24, 2006
The article concentrates on recent arguments amongst intellectuals and politicians over the removal of religious data from the Egyptian identification card.
Date of source: Monday, July 24, 2006
The author speaks
about fundamentalism, noting it has negative impacts not just on the
political arena but also on the arts and on
creative works.
Date of source: Friday, July 21, 2006
The article discusses the decision taken by
the
Syndicate of Journalists’ Board of Directors to form a committee to draft a new law halting publishing-
related
imprisonment.
Date of source: Monday, July 24, 2006
The author interviews the mother of a disappeared Christian girl, Sārah. The mother narrates the story and tells the author why her father escaped to the U.K. in 1996.