Date of source: Friday, July 30, 2004
It is new for a Christian Egyptian legal researcher to obtain a doctoral degree in Islamic Shari’a. Dr. Nabil Luqa Bebawi wrote his dissertation in the topic “The rights and duties of non-Muslims in the Islamic state.” In his research, Bebawi intends to respond to those who attack Islam and...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 6, 2004
Media outlets published news about Dr. Nabil Luqa Bebawy’s PhD thesis about Islamic Shari’a titled “The rights and duties of non-Muslims in the Islamic state” as if it is a happy unprecedented event.
Date of source: Monday, July 12, 2004
Dr. Nabil Luqa Bebawi, a Coptic Christian, presented a PhD dissertation about the rights and duties of non-Muslims in the Islamic state. Dr. Bebawi says that his dissertation aims at responding to Orientalists and the books they have written that have tarnished the image of Islam and its symbols,...
Date of source: Thursday, April 28, 2005
Nominating a Copt for President has triggered a lot of controversial points of views following the nomination of Copt businessman ‘Adlī Abādīr, residing in Switzerland.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 20, 2004
The article discusses the issue of national unity between Christians and Muslims in Egypt. The author cites the relation of love and intimate friendship between Pope Shenouda and the Grand Imam of the Azhar, Dr. Tantawi. Bibawi tells a story about Amr Bin Al-As who returned the head of the St. Mark...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 28, 2004
We
should not blame the Coptic Church in Egypt for its concern over the conversion of so many Copts
to Islam as its main task is to maintain the welfare of its followers. Such phenomenon requires
further investigation away from the naive assumptions of some form of enticement behind the...
Date of source: Friday, March 25, 2005
Shoura Council member Nabīl Luqā
Bibāwī has recently authored a book entitled Islām al-Aqbāt wa Ictināq al-Muslimīn Lil Dīn
al-Masīhī…al-Hal al-Jazrī [Coptic conversion to Islam and Muslim to Christianity…a radical solution]. In his
book, Bibāwī suggested the formation of a committee that would...
Date of source: Monday, February 21, 2005
Some expressed their desire that the Central Authority [for Public Mobilization and] Statistics (CAPMAS) supervise the funds of all churches and submit a report of each church to the People’s Assembly because the CAPMAS is affiliated to the Parliament. But in fact, the funds of the Church could not...
Date of source: Monday, February 14, 2005
I recently watched a very interesting film called Film Thaqāfī [An educational film]. The film tackled the issue of the difficulties that the youth now face in getting married.
Date of source: Thursday, February 3, 2005
The Director of the Islamic Culture Department at the Faculty of Dacwa, al-Azhar University, Dr. Zakī Muhammad cUthmān believes technological development is a blessing that we should make the best use of to firmly establish the right values and culture.