Date of source: Friday, December 29, 2006
Sāmih Fawzī denounces the increasing religious influence on Egyptian society, and calls for clear constitutional texts that prohibit religious influence on public institutions.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
This article expresses alarm about the situation of Arab Christians in light of the sectarian feuds that are troubling Middle Eastern countries like Iraq and Lebanon.
Date of source: Friday, February 16, 2007
Samiḥ Fawzī discusses the idea of establishing a Christian university similar to that of the Azhar.
Date of source: Friday, February 2, 2007
In this article the author calls for a clear definition of the dividing lines between what is political and what is religious, suggesting some guidelines for that definition.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Sāmiḥ Fawzī comments on the media promoting sectarian strife.
Date of source: Thursday, December 14, 2006
Political analysts and commentators raised a plethora of questions as
to the significance of the Muslim
Brotherhood’s military-style parade by masked Brotherhood members on
the campus grounds of the Azhar
University.
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
A Shaykh who enjoys considerable public support declares that a woman is a dwarf that must be under the authority of a man, and thanks God for blind men having been saved from the fatal sedition of women.
Date of source: Friday, December 8, 2006
Sāmih Fawzī writes about Takfīr and Rose al- Yūsuf, questioning the role of the Islamic Research Academy. Fawzī highlights the phenomena of recorded tapes that put national unity under threat as they encourage religious discrimination and call for supporting mujāhids.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Council of State rules in favor of NGO status.
Circulating rumors about Bishop Kyrillos of Naj al-Hammādī followed by demonstrations.
PhD thesis declares Rose al-Yūsuf apostate, showing great divide between liberal minded journalists and traditionalist Islamic scholars.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
After the Muslim Brotherhood announced their plan to change the ‘banned’ group into a legal political party, many voices were raised in an evaluation of the group’s role in the political life throughout its history.