Date of source: Sunday, December 7, 2003
Father Matta Al-Meskeen is the most controversial monk in the Coptic Orthodox Church. Despite the fact that he has become one of the symbols of Coptic thinking all over the world, his writings are attacked by some of the leaders of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Yet, many believe he is “God´s...
Date of source: Sunday, November 23, 2003
Dr. Abd el-Mon´em Abu Al-Fotouh, Muslim Brotherhood member, denied that the group has any intention to escalate the campaign against poet Ahmed Al-Shahawi´s book “Commandments on Loving Women.” He asserted that the issue is now being handled between the Azhar and the Ministry of Culture,...
Date of source: Sunday, November 23, 2003
The author recounts the stories of five Jewish Israelis who converted to Islam, and the difficulties they met after conversion, as they are published in full details in an Israeli newspaper.
Date of source: Sunday, November 16, 2003
The article is an interview with the Sheikh of the Azhar. The interview focuses on the renewal of the Islamic religious discourse, its rules, mechanisms and whether there are adequate capabilities to carry out that task or not.
Date of source: Sunday, November 16, 2003
The article is about the possibilities of releasing Aboud Al-Zomor who was sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of attempting to carry out a coup and forming a terrorist group which perpetrated crimes during 1980 and 1981. The family of Aboud Al-Zomor filed a complaint before the State Council...
Date of source: Sunday, November 9, 2003
Bishop Bissenti of Helwan and Ma’asara congratulates Muslims in Egypt and the Arab world for the start of the Holy month of Ramadan. He stresses that events in Ramadan reveal how strong the national unity between Muslims and Copts is.
Date of source: Sunday, November 9, 2003
The annual Iftar dinner hosted by the Muslim Brotherhood turned into a trial of the ruling regime. Following the Iftar, discussions took place in which the regime was fiercely attacked by different people belonging to various political trends. The dialogues the National Party made with opposition...
Date of source: Sunday, November 2, 2003
The Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Muhammad was accused of anti-Semitism due to his statements about Jews which did not deter him from making other statements against Jews during the last meeting of the Malaysian cabinet he presided. Muhammad criticized the Jews for persecuting Muslims.
Date of source: Sunday, November 2, 2003
The article reports on a seminar held in the Nasserist Party last week, which invited as its main speaker Dr. Abdel Sabour Shahin, a prominent Muslim preacher. Shahin attacked secularism and its advocates and warned against US intervention in the issue of renewing the Islamic religious discourse....
Date of source: Sunday, October 26, 2003
The article is an interview with Al-Nabawi Ismael, the minister of interior at the time of Sadat. He comments on the acquittal of members of the Al-Gama’a Al-Islamiya. He also comments on the Muslims Brotherhood group and the relation between Sadat and Islamic groups.