Date of source: Sunday, March 13, 2005
The Palestinians’ complaints about the Israeli transgressions are all considered anti-Semitic acts. In fact, the United States’ attitude to blur the distinction between the actions taken by the Israeli government and those of the Palestinians was not the first of its kind.
Date of source: Sunday, March 13, 2005
The 1994 fatwa declared the Azhar to be exclusively the sole body/party responsible for issuing opinions Islamic matters. These matters pertain to accepting or rejecting audio or audiovisual items. This fatwa has given the Azhar the legal right to monitor and supervise the intellectuals and...
Date of source: Sunday, March 13, 2005
Six years ago, Dr. Ramsīs ‘Awad, the renowned professor of English literature at ‘Ayn Shams University, produced a unique 700-page encyclopedia. The encyclopedia lists the most important and famous works of literature and art that have been confiscated worldwide. He gave a copy of the encyclopedia...
Date of source: Sunday, February 27, 2005
I call for the omission of this item from Identity Cards, although it may be recorded in documents kept in the official archives. I realize that any suggestion is not a solution to a tangible problem. However, we must address and deal with the issue before it is too late.
Date of source: Saturday, February 19, 2005
The feminist movement and the publishing center of women’s rights are suffering from a structural crisis with regards to their structure, dynamism, and efficiency.
By conducting a field survey of the publishing movement in Egypt, we can see that there are a number of reasons behind the poor...
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2005
Jews in Egypt are made up of two main ethnic groups, Ashkenazim, Eastern European Jews, and Sefardim, Jews who lived in the East. The latter group is less sympathetic toward the Zionist movement, and they do not differ from the rest of the Egyptians in terms of language, dialect, features or...
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2005
It is terrible how the Bar Association has become a battlefield for sectarian strife between Coptic and Muslim lawyers.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 22, 2005
We affirmed many times that the Church wants to play a political role that will be at odds with the essence of Christianity. Politics is known for its fluctuating stances that are different from religious values and principles. Moreover, the Egyptian law, thanks to Allāh, does not offer the Church...
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2005
While some people explained the tsunami as a punishment from God for the low sexual morals of the people of the area where it happened, others explained it as a natural disaster. Dr. Zaghloul al-Najjār stressed that whoever says that the tsunami earthquake is a natural phenomenon is kāfir [...
Date of source: Sunday, January 30, 2005
Dr. Nasr Hāmid Abu Zayd speaks to Al-cArabī about some recent critical issues including his expectations for this year’s presidential elections.