Date of source: Monday, April 23, 2007
In the article, the author denounces the idea that Arab troops, headed by ‘Amr Ibn al-‘Āss, came to Egypt to establish a new Islamic civilization, believing that their main goal was to claim the country’s treasures.
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2007
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies [CIHRS] has sent an appeal to the president of the republic and the speakers of both houses of Parliament called to amend Article Two of the Constitution that states that Islam is the religion of the state and Islamic sharīʿā is the main source of...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
The author of the article blames backwardness of the Muslim
East on the lack of separation between religion and the state.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 10, 2006
The author argues for the
existence of a third generation of terrorists, and the
features that distinguish them from previous generations.
Date of source: Monday, July 11, 2005
The London blasts of opened the eyes of observers on the special contradicting relations between the UK and the extremist fundamentalist organizations operating on its lands.
Date of source: Sunday, November 28, 2004
To start with I ask my friend Dr. Nabil Sharaffeddin’s permission to borrow from a title he used for an article printed in Watani last October. The article was entitled “Tales from Najaa al-Nassaara” (Egyptian colloquial for Upper Egyptian hamlets –Najaa-the majority of whose inhabitants are...
Date of source: Sunday, October 3, 2004
The first International Symposium on Egypt’s Cops took place in Zurich, Switzerland, between September 23 and September 25, 2004. This important event was organized by Mr. Adly Youssef, a leading Copt who lives in Switzerland, and was sponsored by "Christian Solidarity International" (CSI), "The...
Date of source: Saturday, June 24, 2000
For the fourth time the banned Moslem Brothers prepares its candidates for the coming People’s Assembly elections. This time the candidates will be standing as individuals and not as part of a list in coalition with other parties, as in previous elections.
Date of source: Saturday, June 24, 2000
[Translator’s note: We found it necessary for the reader to distinguish between Shura Council (Maglis Al-Shura), the Egyptian equivalent of the American Senate and the British House of Lords, compared to Majlis Al-Shura (Please note the spelling used), a part of the Gama’at al-Islamiya organization...