Date of source: Thursday, November 13, 2003
The article reports about the developments of the crisis between MPs affiliated to the Brotherhood and the Minister of Culture over the book “Commandments on Loving Women” by Ahmed Al-Shahawi which was published by the Book Organization and recommended to be banned by the Islamic Research Institute...
Date of source: Sunday, November 9, 2003
Egyptian sources state that the Islamic Research Institute referred the book of “Wasaya fi Eshq Al-Nisaa” [commandments on loving women] to the police department of crimes of publishing which means that a legal action may be taken against the book and its author.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 23, 2003
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights condemned Egyptian prison authorities for violating the rights of fundamentalist prisoners to have contact with the outside world.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 29, 2005
In the light of the continuous activities of Kifāya aiming at change, it organizes a demonstration at the Church of the Virgin in the same line, it organizes its first democratic conference on the 7th of July with different pro change movements, like “Youth for Change”, “Lawyers for Change...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 19, 2002
Khalil Abdel Kareem´s book ”Al-Nass Al-Mu´assis Wa Mujtama´u” caused great controversy in the religious circles in Egypt. Some people asked for the confiscation of the book, which is believed to celebrate the ideas of some orientalists, defame the Prophet and his companions and raise...
Date of source: Monday, June 28, 2004
Asharq Al-Awsat met with a group of Western Arabists on the sidelines of the Translation Conference held lately at the Supreme Council of Culture in Egypt. They spoke about their experiences in translating literal works from Arabic into European languages and the reasons that let them choose...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 29, 2004
A large number of young translators presented translations of literary works from various languages into Arabic that attracted the attention of readers and specialists. These translations are not limited to the widely known languages like English and French, but they also include some translations...