Date of source:
Swift intensive efforts were made this week to contain a Muslim-Christian crisis due to a
blasphemous article, by
a Muslim writer, about a former monk. Thousands of angry youths protested against
the article, the Government was
accused of being in collusion with the paper, Pope Shenouda...
Date of source:
Mamdouh Mahran, chief
editor of the weekly al-Nabaa, claimed that a former Coptic monk had
practiced prostitution inside the
church. Mahran was highly criticized in Egyptian media and was
accused of
damaging national unity. His
article provoked angry protests by Copts in Assiut and in the main...
Date of source: Monday, October 30, 2006
The history of the press code of ethics in
Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, October 23, 2006
The review deals with the various reactions on al-Ghad weekly supplement entitled “the worst ten figures in Islamic history. Muslim scholars and intellectuals’ opinions are displayed, together with al-Ghad members and leaders’ opinions.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 24, 1997
Safinaz Kazem writes about her experience of what she sees as persecution, as a
result of her opposition to
President Sadat’s signing the Camp David Accords, and states that persecution is for
all Egyptians, not just
Copts.
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: Tuesday, July 11, 2006
A list of
articles on
the recent controversial press law from a variety of Egyptian news sources.
Date of source: Monday, September 18, 2006
Egyptian press showing struggles in how to deal with rumors and emotions.
Pope Benedict XVI used a quote of a Byzantine emperor in a surprisingly harsh form.
Date of source: Friday, June 2, 2006
Sāmih Fawzī says that Islamic thinker Dr. Muhammad ‘Umāra is used to attacking Christianity and the Holy Bible. Dr. ‘Umāra’s recent anti-Christian book Mulāhazāt ‘Ilmīya ‘Ala Kitāb al-Masīh fī al-Islām lil Duktour Michel Hāyik [Scientific notes on the book of Christ in Islam by...
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The author writes about the need for the establishment
of a non-
governmental observatory concerned with tracking violations of citizenship [rights], including
materials published
by newspapers that trigger Muslim-Christian tensions.