Date of source: Monday, March 27, 2006
Sawt al-Umma reports that the Shaykh of the Azhar has accepted an invitation to attend the Hanukah celebration in Egypt, while on the same day, Rose al-Yousuf publishes the Azhar’s denial of the news.
Date of source: Thursday, July 28, 2005
The Minister of Information, Anas al-Fiqī, highlighted the importance of cooperation between mass media in the Islamic world to present the real image of Islam before the whole world. He added that Arab media should focus on promoting the right understanding of religion.
Date of source: Monday, July 25, 2005
According to Sawt al-Umma sources, the Minister of Information, Anas al-Fiqī, stated in a closed meeting with some of his assistants that they are about to present a new TV preacher who is capable of attracting a wide ranging audience. In fact, Al-Fiqī’s words reveal the Egyptian political...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 6, 2005
The Alexandria Administrative Court ruled the cancellation of the decision of the former Minister of Information banning three presenters from appearing on TV with their veils on. [Similar news item was published by al-Wafd on July 6, 2005, p.1, al-Akhbār on July 6, 2005, p.18, al-Liwā’ al-Islāmī...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 12, 2005
The Ministry of Information faces a quandary nowadays after the Administrative Court called off minister of Information Anas al-Fiqī’s decision to prevent three veiled anchorwomen to appear on the TV screen, and consequently, they were transferred to other posts such as preparing programs and...
Date of source: Saturday, February 25, 2006
This press review is dealing with the issue of rumors, and how far they can have a negative impact on the society, the economy and national security.
Date of source: Sunday, February 5, 2006
President of the U.S. Copts Association, Michael Munīr, has been severely criticized over his recent visit to Egypt and his meeting with a number of top officials. A number of expatriate Coptic activists have seen Munīr’s visit as "an act of betrayal of the Coptic cause.” Others have regarded the...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
A digest of articles covering Coptic-Muslim Brotherhood relations, focusing on American Coptic leader Michael Munīr’s recent visit to Egypt, halting attempts to establish dialogue between the two groups and the impact of the Brotherhood’s success in the last parliamentary elections on Muslim-Coptic...
Date of source: Friday, December 9, 2005
Meunier, the leader of the U.S. Copts Association, recently visited Egypt and met with authorities. Members of the associated are angry that he did so without their involvement and claim that he had no right to speak for their organization or for Copts in general. He refutes their claims.
Date of source: Friday, October 28, 2005
The Egyptian Minister of Information has set the general criteria for the media coverage of election campaigns, asserting that no news would be obscured from the public and that the Muslim Brotherhood will not be recognized.