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: Saturday, June 24, 2006
In
an interview with
al-Ahrām al-‘Arabī, Algeria’s former permanent representative at
the Arab
League, Dr. Mustafa Sharīf, speaks out on his latest book, ’L’islam, tolérant ou
intolerant?
’ [Tolerant or intolerant Islam?], in which he attempts to correct widespread negative
perceptions of...
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
The
author tackles the visit
paid by Pope Benedict XVI to Auschwitz, Poland, where the Nazi German army
committed brutal massacres of European
Jews and others in what is known as the Holocaust.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Elizabeth Yell reviews an article, given to AWR by Dr. ‘Alī al- Simmām, head of the Committee of Dialogue and Islamic Relations in the Higher Council for Islamic Affairs, which he found to be highly significant on the changing attitude of the Vatican towards Christians in the Middle East.
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
During their meeting yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI and British
Prime Minister Tony Blair
agreed on the need for interfaith and intercultural dialogue to combat terrorism,
underscoring the contribution
that common values among religions can make to dialogue, particularly with
Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
The furor continues over the movie of ‘The Da Vinci Code’.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
With the attendance of a large number of Egyptian religious and
political figures,
Bishop Antonius Najīb, 71, was ordained yesterday as the new patriarch of Coptic
Catholics in Egypt at
the Virgin Mary Cathedral in Nasr City, Cairo.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Criticism from the Vatican on ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and the Gospel of Judas and news
that the
sequel to Dan Brown’s controversial book will not be published at the end of the year, as
expected.
Date of source: Sunday, April 9, 2006
With the blessings of Pope Benedict XVI, Bishop Antonius Najīb has been ordained as patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt, succeeding Cardinal Stephanos II Ghattās who resigned for health reasons.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 14, 2006
The author reviews the relations binding Egypt and the Vatican, which established diplomatic ties in 1920.