Date of source: Tuesday, July 11, 2006
A list of
articles on
the recent controversial press law from a variety of Egyptian news sources.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 5, 2006
The author discusses the recent confrontations in the Egyptian
Parliament between the Muslim
Brotherhood and the Interior Minister Habīb al-‘Ādlī
over a number of thorny
issues.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
The Egyptian parliament yesterday debated the movie, ‘The Da Vinci Code’ at the request of several Coptic members, who demanded a ban on both the movie and the book for being blasphemous to Jesus Christ. The Egyptian minister of culture, Dr. Fārouq Husnī, vowed to ban the movie and to pull the...
Date of source: Sunday, March 26, 2006
The article reports on a tour of US churches for some Christian and Muslim figures organized by the American embassy in Cairo.
Date of source: Saturday, March 18, 2006 to Friday, March 24, 2006
The author focuses on some aspects of the draft law on the abolition of imprisonment of journalists, which will soon be referred to the People’s Assembly for a final debate.
Date of source: Sunday, March 26, 2006
The article reports on contacts between ‘Adlī Abādīr, an extremist expatriate Copt and Mahir Khilla, a Coptic activist living in Egypt, who turned down Abādīr’s invitation to a conference held in Zurich to discuss Coptic problems, as a result of which, Abādīr accused Khilla of treachery.
Date of source: Saturday, June 21, 2003 to Friday, June 27, 2003
In an unprecedented move in the history of Israeli extremists, Israeli rabbis issued a fatwa that brands Sharon an unbeliever in order to pave the way for his assassination if he crosses the line. Sharon was accused of unbelief only because he considered satisfying the United States by dismantling...
Date of source: Saturday, January 11, 2003 to Friday, January 17, 2003
An Israeli TV program depicted Christian clergymen in a disparaging manner. Italian sources stated to the Israeli paper Ma’ariv that if Jewish men of religion were mocked in the same way, Jewish organizations would have considered that an act of anti-Semitism. Full Text
Date of source: Saturday, June 22, 2002 to Friday, June 28, 2002
Rose El-Youssef created a special file on extremism and terrorism. The file discusses cassette tapes that degrade women in Egyptian society, the fact that some lawyers looking for fame collaborate with extremists, that some scholars oppose scholarly development and that terrorists have turned to...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 7, 2006
The article discusses gloating by some Israeli newspapers and websites over the disaster of Egypt’s 35-year old ferry al-Salām Boccaccio 98, which sank some 50 miles off Egypt. The paper says that many Israelis celebrated the ordeal in which hundreds of Egyptians were killed.