Date of source: Monday, December 1, 2003
Many members of the Ibn Khaldoun Center have resigned to express their objection to the decision of the US Congress to allocate $2 million to the center, headed by Saad Eddin Ibrahim. They reject Ibrahim´s support for Washington´s use of aid to pressure Egypt to apply democracy. The...
Date of source: Monday, November 24, 2003
Members of the Journalists´ Syndicate and intellectuals severely attacked U.S. attempts to penetrate the Arab media in general, and the Egyptian media in particular. They also censured the government for approving the publishing of newspapers that propagate American ideas, while it bans the...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 12, 2003
The article reports about the iftar dinner hosted by Pope Shenouda at the St. Mark Cathedral. It was attended by the Speaker of the People’s Assembly, the Speaker of the Shoura Counil, the Sheikh of the Azhar, Minister of Awqaf, some ministers, Mr. Gamal Mubarak, the head of Policies Secretariat of...
Date of source: Sunday, November 9, 2003
The annual Iftar dinner hosted by the Muslim Brotherhood turned into a trial of the ruling regime. Following the Iftar, discussions took place in which the regime was fiercely attacked by different people belonging to various political trends. The dialogues the National Party made with opposition...
Date of source: Monday, November 10, 2003
The Egyptian Ministry of Interior has been applying strict security measures since the occupation of Iraq in the Latin America street where both the American and British embassies are located. The article explains the consequences of these measures on the inhabitants and owners of shops in the...
Date of source: Friday, October 31, 2003
The author reviews the history of Al-Gama´a al-Islamiya and the ideological revisions it made which changed its approaches dramatically. The author believes that the past and present practices of Al-Gama´a lack analysis of the current state of affairs which should guide and control any...
Date of source: Thursday, October 30, 2003
The article concerns secret government parliamentary consultations to include provisions banning the establishment of private TV stations in the law of ‘incentives and guarantees of investment.’ There are fears that fundamentalist movements or opposition parties would seek to establish private TV...
Date of source: Sunday, October 19, 2003
The statements made by Pope Shenouda in his interview with Al-Musawwar magazine have met with mixed reactions, especially what he said about reserving a certain number of parliamentary seats for Copts. Some people expressed doubts that the pope made such a statement. Others condemned it and a third...
Date of source: Thursday, October 16, 2003
The article is an interview with Dr. Abdel-Mo´ti Bayoumi. He comments on ijtihad, secularism and the legality of women issuing fatwas. He also comments on his expectation of being appointed rector of the Azhar University.
Date of source: Saturday, October 11, 2003 to Friday, October 17, 2003
The author praised Al-Musawwar magazine for the important interview it had with His Holiness Pope Shenouda III. Still, he expressed objections to the opinions the pope concerning the participation of Copts in elections and their representation in the People´s Assembly.