Date of source: Friday, July 25, 2003
The article covers the recent visit of Dr. Nasr Hamid Abu Zeid to Egypt, the first since he left Egypt eight years ago.
Date of source: Friday, March 23, 2007
In al-Musawwar magazine’sinterview with the grand Shaykh of the Azhar, Sayyid Muhammad Ṭanṭāwī, Shaykh Ṭanṭāwī expressed his opinion and attitude on all the issues on the Arab and Islamic scenes.
Date of source: Monday, September 5, 2005
A group of Egyptian intellectuals of different political and religious hues, has met in Sharm al-Sheikh to discuss the subject: Terrorism: the phenomenon and the confrontation.
Date of source: Sunday, September 4, 2005
Intellectuals in our society should have the courage to acknowledge that terrorism has emerged from the Islamic world.
Date of source: Thursday, March 7, 2002
[Hisba is a term referring to the right of a Muslim to defend public morality and suing on behalf of religion.] The article comments on one of the four books published recently by the Gama´at Al-Islamiya. The book discusses the concept of hisba. The leaders of the Gama´at admitted that hisba was...
Date of source: Sunday, October 2, 2005
The Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS) yesterday organized an intellectual panel with the participation of a number of Muslim and Christian religious leaders.
Date of source: Monday, October 11, 2004
I do agree with Dr. Gabir Asfour that works of art should not be subjected to censorship. However, this has nothing to do with the Egyptian movie Baheb Al-Sima. The church did not even officially ask to see it before it was released. Some men of religion considered the movie an insult to...
Date of source: Thursday, October 28, 2004
The article was previously printed by Al-Hayat [See AWR week 37, art. 47].
Date of source: Tuesday, September 14, 2004
The London-based Hayat newspaper published a column written by Dr. Gaber Asfour titled “The Margins of Writing.”Asfour’s writing discussed the intellectual, critical and religious storm caused by “Baheb Al-Sima” [I Love Cinema], one of the most important films that were shown in recent years. Al-...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 2004
The main aim of the film is to destroy the fear barrier that takes hold of film makers when they deal with the Egyptian Coptic family that does not differ from the Muslim family. The film is the first of its kind to focus completely on the life of a Christian family from the lower middle class. The...