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Drs. Hulsman congratulates Muslims readers on the occasion of Eid, and points to a number of key issues in this issue.
The author talks about a documentary entitled, ‘Muslim Jesus,’ which has been fiercely criticized by conservative Christians.
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...
Despite the public outrage against the statements of Minister of Culture Fārūq Husnī on the H...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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?...
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