Date of source: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Drs. Hulsman congratulates Muslims readers on the occasion of Eid, and points to a number of key issues in this issue.
Date of source: Thursday, September 13, 2007
The author talks about a documentary entitled, ‘Muslim Jesus,’ which has been fiercely criticized by conservative Christians.
Date of source:
In an unprecedented event in Egyptian cinema, Baheb al-Sima (I Love Cinema) portrays members of a Christian family as the protagonists in a film that deals with family relationships set in the 1960s. The film caused much controversy not only because it is the first film to show Christian as the...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Despite the
public outrage against the statements of Minister of Culture Fārūq Husnī on
the
H...
Date of source: Friday, January 12, 2001
Mahmoud al-Kurdi
believed that "Awan al-Ward"
highlighted the fact that building the civilization of Egypt would not be achieved
except through the arms
of both Muslims and Christians. Awdet Iskander wrote that Wahid Hamid was mistaken when he
chose a mixed
marital relationship as the plot of...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2000
Al-Hayat and al-Akhbar praised Pope Shenouda’s invitation to those who participated in the series of "Awan al-Ward" to the annual Ifṭār party of the Coptic Orthodox church. Both papers wrote about the support of the Minister of Information for the series. Rose al- Youssef reported the details of a...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 20, 2000
The controversy around the TV show Awan al-Ward, which presented a mixed marriage between a Muslim and Christian, escalated this week with three cases filed against its author. Many Egyptian and Arabic-language papers dedicated much space to the film. Al-Ḥayāt said Awān al-Ward raised controversy...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Following the announcement of
a festival for Christian
films, views of critics and film directors varied between opposing “religionizing” the
cinema and demanding
these movies to be screened in normal theatres for non-Christian viewers.
Date of source: Monday, February 7, 2005
I have never laughed as I did when I read the article that archpriest Marqus ‘Azīz, pastor of the Hanging Church, published in reply to an article by journalist Muhammad al-Bāz entitled ‘How can he face his followers when he curses? How dare he carry the cross on his chest when he lies?...