Date of source: Monday, April 23, 2007
In the article, the author denounces the idea that Arab troops, headed by ‘Amr Ibn al-‘Āss, came to Egypt to establish a new Islamic civilization, believing that their main goal was to claim the country’s treasures.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 8, 2003
For three consecutive issues, Rose al-Youssef devoted a special file for comments on the Egyptian identity under a general title ?Egypt is First and Before All.? Part of the file is three interviews with poet and writer Ahmed Abdel-Mo’ti Hegazi. Among his comments on the effects of Arab nationalism...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Dr. Isaac Fānūs freely spoke his mind about the issues he found important. Dr. Fānūs was critical about ecclesiastical institutions and leadership, including those in his own Coptic Orthodox Church. In this interview religions are described as societal entities that humans have created and...
Date of source: Thursday, December 14, 2006
Hāzim ‘Abduhlists a number of Muslim and non-Muslim thinkers and writers, whom he says have launched a vicious campaign against Islām in an attempt to undermine Islamic culture and values.
Date of source: Monday, October 9, 2006
A supplement published by the mouthpiece of the Ghad
Party, al-Ghad newspaper,
entitled "The worst 10 figure in Islamic history," has provoked strong
public reaction and led Islamic lawyer,
Mamdūh Ismā‘īl, to sue the newspaper. The
list of names included some of the
prophet’s companions and ‘...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
This
article analyzes the contradictions in
Yūhannā al-Nīqūsī’s testimony on the seventh
century Islamic conquest.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 20, 2006
The author
discusses Bishop Yūhannā al-
Naqyūsī’s historical account of the seventh century
Arabian conquest of Egypt and refutes the claims
mentioned either by him or the Abyssinian translator about the
brutality of the Arabs when they entered
Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 13, 1997
Those who build
churches and mosques build
them for God. God dwells in the mosque and the church. Egyptians have lived for
thousands of years in one country.
Many religions have been in Egypt. Even during pagan times, not one
religion dominated, neither were there
religious fights. There...
Date of source: Sunday, August 10, 1997
The author sees groups inside and outside Egypt as plotting against the country’s national unity. These are Zionists in the USA and terrorists inside Egypt. He gives examples from history. Whatever happens, he argues that national unity must remain intact and the Coptic Orthodox Church proved to be...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 29, 1997
Abdel Haliem
Mansi discusses the
treatment of non-Muslims in Muslim countries, examining Islam’s respect of the people of
the book, Jews, Christians
and Muslims. He also presents the example of the way that Nagaashi, the king of
Habshaa, dealt with Muslims
seeking refuge in his kingdom.