Date of source: Thursday, November 13, 2003
The article is a short interview with Ahmed Al-Shahawi, author of the controversial “Commandments on Loving Women.” He stated that he will defy all “forces of darkness” and publish his book many times, stressing that the book contains no offense against religion or ethics.
Date of source: Thursday, November 6, 2003
Al-Midan published five articles, four by Coptic priests, attacking Habeel Tawfiq Sa’id, an ex-wine dealer who founded a new Christian denomination which he called the Sons of Paul the Apostle. Sa’id declared himself the pope of the new denomination.
Date of source: Thursday, November 6, 2003
The article argues that the American ambassador David Welch in Cairo has the right to express his opinions in which he defends his government, and he also has the right to criticize the Egyptian press. The author expresses his hope that the Egyptian ambassador in Washington, as well as all Arab...
Date of source: Thursday, October 30, 2003
The article is about the details of the lawsuit filed against Habeel Tawfiq who claims to be the Pope of a new Coptic denomination.
Date of source: Thursday, October 30, 2003
The article is an interview with a Copt who calls himself Pope Habeel II, claiming that he is the patriarch of a new orthodox denomination called the sons of St. Paul the Apostle. Habeel is accused of dissenting from the Church, rebelling against Pope Shenouda and provoking sectarian strife. He is...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 30, 2003
The author mentions the consequences of the publication of his previous article about a man called Habeel who claimed himself the pope of a new Christian denomination. The signs carrying the names of his NGO, church and patriarchy were removed from the front of flat he used as a headquarters.
Date of source: Thursday, October 23, 2003
The American ambassador in Cairo, David Welch, launched a new attack on the Egyptian press, accusing it of aggressiveness, violating ethic conduct and carrying out criticism that is not based on facts. He believes the Egyptian press criticizes American policy based on false information.
Date of source: Thursday, October 16, 2003
The article is an overview and a comment on an interview with Dr. Nawal Al-Sa´adawi published on the Elaf website. Al-Sa´adawi answered questions on the concept of a religious state, marriage, pilgrimage, hijab and male-female relations. The author notes that the ideas Al-Sa´adawi...
Date of source: Thursday, October 16, 2003
The article is an interview with Dr. Abdel-Mo´ti Bayoumi. He comments on ijtihad, secularism and the legality of women issuing fatwas. He also comments on his expectation of being appointed rector of the Azhar University.
Date of source: Thursday, October 16, 2003
The Cairo Center for Human Rights organized a seminar under the title “Is Internal Peaceful Change Possible in the Arab World?” Saad Eddin Ibrahim, head of the Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies, was present. He called for using civil resistance as a weapon to bring about change in Arab...