Date of source: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 to Tuesday, July 6, 2004
In comparison to the previous weeks, few writers still pay attention to the controversial movie ?Baheb al-Sima,” which trigged much debate after many Christian clerics objected to the representation of Copts in the movie. Here you can find the titles of articles in the Arabic press available in...
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.”
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The new law that gives the authority of judicial seizure to the Azhar triggered much fear that it will promote the authority of the Azhar and threaten freedom of expression.
The Minister of Justice, Farouq Seif al-Nasr, said that the decision is not targeted at literary books, and such books would...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 6, 2004 to Wednesday, April 7, 2004
A list of articles published in Arabic press available in Egypt on ?the passion of the Christ?.
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The Arab Culture Conference in Cairo, which was organized by the Ministry of Culture and the Supreme Council of Culture, from the first to the third of July, received a lot of criticism. It is believed to have called for Western intervention and for anti-Islamic ideas. The conference, titled ?...
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The war on Iraq has ended. However, the role religion plays in it is still questioned. Some authors believe it cannot be viewed outside a religious framework and others warn against the danger of associating it with religion.
Date of source: Monday, January 8, 2007
Wā’il ‘Abd al-Fattāh traces the history of Najīb Maḥfūz’s novel ‘Awlād Ḥaritnā’ [Children of Gebelawi].
Date of source: Monday, December 4, 2006
Anti-Muslim Brotherhood releases in the Egyptian press.
Date of source: Monday, November 6, 2006
The review refers to the Egyptian media reports about
repeated accidents of violence and sexual harassments. The main subject was launched on an Egyptian blog that
reported a state of sexual “starvation” down town Cairo in the night of al-Fitr feast. The review discusses
the question sex and...
Date of source: Monday, September 25, 2006
This
report, written by several authors, deals with the beginning and
remarkable events in the life of the founder of
the Muslim Brotherhood and its first murshid, Hasan
al-Bannā. He still has a strong ideological
influence on this most prominent political group.