Date of source: Thursday, May 11, 2006
Five–day visit of Prof. Dr. van Agt to Egypt in support of the development of CAWU.
The real test of freedom of thought.
The Holocaust denial of David Irving.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Meeting with an Egyptian official to discuss the application for NGO status.
Date of source: Saturday, July 23, 2005
The controversy that the TV drama series Bint min Shubra created has resurfaced after it was awarded the Best Television Drama Series Prize at the Cairo Festival for Radio and Television. The actress who starred in it, Laila cIlwī, also received the Best Actress award.
Date of source: Monday, February 27, 2006
Program of the visit of former Dutch prime minister Andreas van Agt to AWR.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Memories of Dr. Otto Meinardus, and the position he took between two cultures, particularly in relation to his stance on Coptic Orthodox traditions.
Date of source: Saturday, November 6, 2004
Minister of Information Dr. Mamdouh Al-Beltagui requested that “A girl from Shubra” [Bent Min Shubra] be screened before the Church and the Azhar before being aired on Egyptian television. We say that the decision of the minister is unwise. Nothing in the television series raises the necessity of...
Date of source: Friday, October 8, 2004
Veiled broadcasters banned from appearance on the Egyptian television screen, demanded that Dr. Mamdouh Al-Beltagi, Minister of Information, cancel the ban thus allowing them to return to work.
Broadcasters also complained of prejudices suffered from Zeynab Sweidan, head of Television, who...
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2004
In his closed meeting with TV and radio announcers, Information Minister Mamdouh Al- Biltagy said “we should not present veiled announcers on screen due to the current Western view of Muslims as terrorists. “Egyptian females are modest, whether veiled or not.”
Date of source: Monday, October 4, 2004
Dr. Hamdy Zaqzouq, Minister of Awqaf [Religious Endowments], has lately issued a list including thirty-four scholars and men of religion who are allowed to appear in the Egyptian television channels. This list includes senior trustable scholars and thinkers, yet some questions remains. What is the...
Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2004
What is the benefit of neglecting dozens of vital issues which draw the attention of our society and affect its interests, and instead, opening useless debates on issues that are the concern of others. I am saying so to comment on the ongoing controversy over the article which appeared in Al-Liwaa...