Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2000
Al-Hayat and al-Akhbar praised Pope Shenouda’s invitation to those who participated in the series of "Awan al-Ward" to the annual Ifṭār party of the Coptic Orthodox church. Both papers wrote about the support of the Minister of Information for the series. Rose al- Youssef reported the details of a...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 20, 2000
The controversy around the TV show Awan al-Ward, which presented a mixed marriage between a Muslim and Christian, escalated this week with three cases filed against its author. Many Egyptian and Arabic-language papers dedicated much space to the film. Al-Ḥayāt said Awān al-Ward raised controversy...
Date of source:
The film "Awan
Al-Ward" which tackles the mixed marriage between Moslems and Christians
and their daily interaction, released an
unprecedented controversy. The writer of the film said that the
Minister of Information asked him to write about national
unity and that through the film he wants to...
Date of source:
State Security Prosecution searched the offices of the so-
called Organization
for Support of Egyptian Women Voters, a project affiliated to the Ibn Khaldoun Center.
Thousands of forged voting cards were
found. Ibrahim accepted funds of $200,00 from the EU in support of
the project, where the...
Date of source: Monday, October 23, 2006
Copts were completely absent from television screens in
Ramaḍān.
Date of source: Saturday, June 3, 2006 to Friday, June 9, 2006
Rose al-Yousuf devotes a file to the increasing phenomenon of the hijāb in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, October 8, 2001
The Middle East Media Research Institute produced a report about responses in the Egyptian media to the attacks in the USA giving the impression that the Egyptian government, opposition, and independent press all celebrated the terrorist attacks on the USA. The RNSAW commented on MEMRI’s report and...
Date of source: Monday, May 19, 2003
The author criticizes a TV program introduced by an Egyptian veiled host via a Gulf channel. He criticizes the host for the fact that she always introduces bad examples from the Egyptian society, as if there is nothing in Egypt but this. He also believes that her program does not do any good for...
Date of source: Saturday, September 21, 2002 to Friday, September 27, 2002
The French writer Michel Houellebecq, currently being tried on the charge of defaming and disdaining Islam, has been released. The court´s verdict is due October 22. Attacking Islam has become one of the means of gaining fame and collecting money. Those who attack Islam have no idea about the...
Date of source: Thursday, June 6, 2002 to Wednesday, June 12, 2002
Extremist groups failed to obtain power through weapons because the government fought against them. But if the government was able to prevent them gaining political control of the country, it was not able to prevent them controlling the minds of people. Extremist groups started directing their...