Date of source: Thursday, March 4, 2004 to Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Arguments are mounting over American researcher Dean Hamer’s recent book “The God Gene? that adopts a theory that each human being has a gene inside them responsible for the degree of their belief.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 to Tuesday, July 6, 2004
The screening of the movie ?Baheb al-Sima? [I Love Cinema] triggered much debate between angry Christian clerics and activists on one hand and advocates of freedom of expression on the other hand. The following is a list of articles concerning the reactions towards the screening of “Baheb al-Sima.”
Date of source: Wednesday, April 7, 2004 to Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Egyptian newspapers covered the occasion of the Eastern Easter feast celebrated by the Coptic Christian Church. Topics ranged from historical background articles to opinion articles about Easter.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 27, 2007
The article discusses the questions surrounding article two of the Constitution, and who has the authority to call for its amendment. The author wonders who has the right to speak on behalf of the Copts.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 31, 2007
As President Mubārak called for the Constitutional amendments, leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood group attacked them as they mainly aim at preventing political Islamic groups come to power. On the other hand, the media have praised the amendments, showing the dangers of the Brotherhood to both...
Date of source: Sunday, December 24, 2006
It is high time to relate the Crusades to Christianity. Rev.
Rif‘at responds to Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib’s article in al-Ahrām where he defends
Islam by
attacking Christianity and the Bible.
Date of source: Sunday, December 17, 2006
Rober al-Fāris discusses the
phenomenon of the jokes that Copts tell
about their priests, citing the opinions of a number of men of
religion on the issue.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
The article carries a strong criticism of the members of the People’s Assembly for
aggressively discussing the minister of culture’s statements on the hijāb, whilst drawing their
attention away from real problems of the country.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
A press review on a recent symposium about Copts’ participation in political life in Egypt. Participants of different perspectives expressed their viewpoints about the matter, and proposed practical steps to stimulate Copts’ participation in political life. The Muslim Brotherhood was also...
Date of source:
All the papers that
addressed the issue of the services building of the Church of Shubra al-Khaymah recounted the
whole story of
its destruction, at the hands of the local authorities. Rose al-Youssef published two letters
thanking
President Mubarak for his decision concerning the rebuilding...