Date of source: Monday, November 19, 2012
Thousands of Christians and Muslims attended the ceremony to enthrone Bishop Tawāḍrus II as the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church in succession of Pope Shinūdā III, who passed away in March. [Ashraf Sādiq, al-Ahrām, Nov. 19, p. 1] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Sunday, April 29, 2007
Contrary to what many people think, secularism does not oppose religion. It simply rejects the concept of religious authority, although this can also be considered as a negative aspect of secularism.
Date of source: Monday, April 2, 2007
In this article the author highlights the Constitution’s stance on the Muslim Brotherhood, and explains the meaning behind the group’s slogan, "Islam is the solution."
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2007
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies [CIHRS] has sent an appeal to the president of the republic and the speakers of both houses of Parliament called to amend Article Two of the Constitution that states that Islam is the religion of the state and Islamic sharīʿā is the main source of...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Who has the right to issue a Fatwá?
Date of source: Sunday, May 28, 2006
The article tackles the discovery of some important old Coptic manuscripts including one
about the
Gospel of Judas, which, the author says, is part of a valuable treasure in the Egyptian
heritage.
Date of source: Monday, December 1, 2003
The author complains that during the month of Ramadan a couple of issues were met with complete silence from Egyptian media. Some of these issues that he comments on in his article are: the decision of the American Congress to allocate $2 million cut from American aid to Egypt to the Ibn Khaldoun...