Date of source: Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Subhī Mijāhid reports on the Azhar’s report concerning mistakes in the Holy Qur’ān.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
During her first official visit to the pontifical headquarters at the Coptic Cathedral in ‘Abbāsīyah, Pope Shenouda told the U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey that Muslim-Christian relations are good and the relationship is based on a genuine love between the two.
Date of source: Monday, May 5, 2008
The Egyptian Shūrá Council approved the suggested draft law about children’s right in Egypt. The law stimulated heated discussions in and outside the council. The new law prohibits female genital mutilation and gives children the right to file claims against their parents if subjected to physical...
Date of source: Sunday, May 11, 2008
Rashā Lābīb reports about women and Christians participating in the parliament elections.
Date of source: Monday, May 5, 2008
A Syrian director is intending to realize a movie about Jesus Christ as depicted in the Qur’ān. Muslim and Christian religious institutions in Egypt refused the movie. The Azhar usually rejects depicting prophets in the cinema and Pope Shenouda called on Syrian President Bashshār al-Assad to...
Date of source: Sunday, June 1, 2008
The following lines provide a resume of the history of the celebration of the Holy Family celebrated annually in the Upper Egyptian village of Jabal al-Tayr. Moreover, the media shed light on the influence of the financial crisis in Egypt on the celebration.
Date of source: Saturday, May 10, 2008 to Friday, May 16, 2008
The Evangelical Church seems to be rejecting to the so-called unified personal status law in Egypt that has been suggested by the Coptic Orthodox Church. Members of the Evangelical Church criticized the law for being traditional and unfair with women. They considered it inconsistent with the...
Date of source: Friday, May 9, 2008
Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá is discussing his view of the current reality of the Coptic Orthodox Church. He highlights what he considers to be faults and stresses the compelling need for reform in the church.
Date of source: Monday, May 5, 2008
The article reports on the participation of the banned Muslim Brotherhood in the so-called May 4 general strike.
Date of source: Monday, May 5, 2008
Arguments and counter arguments between Muntasir al-Zayyāt, lawyer of the Islamic groups, and Hānī Labīb. While Labīb accuses Abū Islam and Father Zakaryyā of adding fuel to the fire of sectarian tension in Egypt, al-Zayyāt defends Abū Islam, describing him as a prominent journalist of clear...