Date of source: Monday, July 19, 2004
Last Friday morning an agreement was signed by the Grand Imam of the Azhar, Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi and Pope Shenouda III.
Dr. Al-Sammaan, the deputy head of the Azhar Permanent Committee for Inter-religious Dialogue, stated it is for the good of Islam that the Azhar Committee maintains good...
Date of source: Monday, November 11, 2002
The closing of Al-Geel Al-Muslim schools administrated by the Brotherhood is followed by the closing of some other Islamic schools and civil organizations. The timing of such procedures shows that it is correct that America included the Brotherhood in its list of the groups supporting terrorists.
Date of source: Monday, August 11, 2003
“Islam on line” web site reported that the Egyptian Ministry of Endowments decided to unify and specify the subject matter to be preached in Friday sermons. This is to avoid “destructive and extremist” sermons that urge hatred for the US and Israel.
Date of source: Thursday, August 7, 2003
Prominent sources in Ankara declared that there is an American plan to Christianize thousands of Iraqis in the north of Iraq. The sources asserted that the US is trying to control all Iraqi cities and at the same time exert efforts to help the work of Christian missionaries there.
Date of source: Monday, August 4, 2003
The writer comments on a statement found on the web site of Elaf. The statement discusses the procedures and measures taken by Washington to improve the educational standard in the Arab world.
Date of source: Monday, July 28, 2003
The Islamic Research Institute decided not to ban any religious-related books that are not in accordance with the Shari’a but will only write reports commenting on their contents. The author believes that the decision is not effective and aims at improving the image of the Azhar in the eyes of the...
Date of source: Monday, June 16, 2003
The author believes that the Ministry of Endowments started to apply the US plan concerning the renewal of the religious discourse. An essential part of the plan is training courses for preachers and imams. They will be taught new expressions for the new discourse. He believes that reality...
Date of source: Monday, March 15, 2004
Following its policy of stirring up sectarian and ethnic differences, the Ibn Khaldoun Center, which is headed by Saad Eddin Ibrahim, held a symposium last week in which Naguib Gebril and Kamal Boulis spoke. Titled “Egyptianizing Egypt,” Gebril severely attacked Egypt’s relationship to Arabism and...
Date of source: Monday, March 15, 2004
The Coptic Church announced its new initiative to support dialogue among the three Christian denominations: Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant. Pope Shenouda held a special celebration for one of the biggest Protestant institutions working in Egypt, Dar Al-Kitab Al-Moqaddas [Bible Society]. This...
Date of source: Monday, April 19, 2004
In the satellite channel Al-Hayah [Life], a man wearing the uniform of a priest and a woman in her 50s talk continuously about Islam and Christianity. They preach Christianity, but, unfortunately they attack Islam and talk in a sarcastic way about the Prophet and his companions, and the Qur’an....