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:
Both al-Wafd and al-Ah...
Date of source: Sunday, September 17, 2000
International
and local media have pursued the spiritual phenomena of the apparition of the Madonna in
Assiut, where more than 10,000
Muslims and Christians have gathered to witness the miracle, which started
on August 17th.
Date of source: Sunday, September 10, 2000
The
news about the miraculous apparition of the Holy Virgin Mary over
the Church of Saint Mark in the southern province of Assiut
unleashed controversy about the credibility of
such a spiritual phenomena. While many people confirmed that they had seen
her, some media reports have
shown...
Date of source:
Last Thursday, 10th of August,
the jailed professor of sociology and head of the Ibn Khaldoun center, Saad Eddin Ibrahim, was released on
bail of 10,000 L.E
(2,857 US dollars) following a decision made by the general attorney of the state
security department, Hisham Saraya.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 11, 2000
This article gives an overall view, based on different newspapers, of the case of the Ibn Khaldūn Center. Al-Ahrām wrote about the investigations of those who are involved with Dr. Saʿd al-Dīn Ibrāhīm. The press review ends with the comment of al-Ahālī and al-' 'Usbūʿ on the Americans' interference...
Date of source: Thursday, July 30, 1998
Dr. Rifaat Al-Said review of a book entitled "Islam and Faith" by Dr. Mohammed Shahrour.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
The
author of the article
points out that religious discourse should be changed to fit today’s world and argues that the
issues
the Qur’ān tackles were meant for the people of the time of its revelation.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The review discusses the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hasan al-Bannā, the founder and first guide of the Muslim Brotherhood organization, and counterarguments that al-Bannā was not angry about the 1940s assassination of Judge al- Khāzindār. It also describes the parliamentary battle between...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Egyptian newspapers present mixed reactions to Pope Benedict’s "apology" for comments he made earlier
this
month on Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. In light of the already tense atmosphere in the Muslim world,
a Berlin
opera company canceled Mozart’s ’Idomeneo’ for fear of protest over...