Date of source: Tuesday, February 6, 2007
The article exposes the reason for the Ministry of Endowments’ delay in the project to unify the Adhān. The project still teeters between the minister of endowments and the rejecters in the religious committee in People’s Assembly.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 1, 2006
The problems facing the project of a unified adhān are about to be solved by cooperation between the minister of information and the minister of awqāf [endowments].
Date of source: Tuesday, October 17, 2006
The
Armenian press in Egypt now
is an Egyptian press in Armenian language. It does not represent a sectarian division
and gives priority to
Egyptian news followed by Armenian news.
Date of source: Thursday, August 4, 2005
Four coalitions have announced their participation in the monitoring project.
Date of source: Monday, August 1, 2005
Al-Karma Center for Human Development has suddenly emerged as an important development center funded from abroad, although the name of its chairman, Ahmad Usāma, was not known in civil society circles.
Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2004
In his attempt to restore the spiritual side of the azan, Minister of Endowments Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq has begun a project intended to unify the voices and times of the azan. This step came after a noticeable increase in the number of mosques which has opened the door to many muezzins [the person...
Date of source: Sunday, May 12, 2002
Changing the way prayers are called for is part of reforming the religious discourse. In the past prayers were called for by gentle voices and without loudspeakers. Now, they are called for by harsh voices and through loud speakers. People asked whether they could listen to prayer calls through a...
Date of source: Monday, August 20, 2001
Mamdouh Nakhla, the head of the Word Center for Human Rights, issued a statement in which he welcomed the new American Ambassador to Cairo and urged him to pay more attention to human rights issues.
Date of source: Monday, April 17, 2000 to Sunday, April 23, 2000
[in reaction to an article of Al Usboa about The Egyptian Organization For Human Rights] The secretary general of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights defended his decisions and actions after the article, which was published 2 weeks ago in Al-Usboa, about "irregularities inside the...
Date of source: Monday, November 30, 1998
Maurice Sadek encourages complaints of religious persecution. The authors spoke to a Christian journalist who wanted to emigrate and who was encouraged to claim persecution.