Date of source: Thursday, November 15, 2007
The Egyptian press publishes extracts from Imām’s book of revisions. The book was recently published to announce al-Jihād Islamic organization’s initiative to quell violence and lead interventions.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The article reports on criticisms of the proposed manifesto of the banned Muslim Brotherhood’s party that has been reported as ruling out non-Muslim citizens and women from taking over presidency or heading cabinet.
Date of source: Saturday, November 17, 2007 to Friday, November 23, 2007
Dr. Fātimah Sayyid Ahmad reports on her personal experience with followers of the Burhānīyah Sūfī order who invited her to spend a day trip to Disūq to discover the reality of their belief. However, she was stunned by the kind of Islamic teachings they present, believing that this deviated group...
Date of source: Monday, November 19, 2007
The press review detects the ongoing discussions in Egyptian press on the chaos of Fatwás, especially the reactions to the recent Fatwá of the Egyptian Muftī Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah who refused to consider the Egyptian young men who drowned on the Italian cost to be martyrs.
Date of source: Sunday, November 18, 2007
Karam Jabr reflects on the fuss that was created over the statements of the Coptic billionaire Najīb Sawīrus who gave out some remarks about Ḥijāb and the expansion of conservatism in the Egyptian streets.
Date of source: Saturday, November 17, 2007 to Friday, November 23, 2007
For the second consecutive week, Rose al-Yūsuf continues its campaign against the phenomenon of Niqāb-clad nurses in governmental hospitals. The magazine highlighted the stance of the Egyptian minister of health toward the issue.
Date of source: Saturday, November 17, 2007 to Friday, November 23, 2007
The author discusses the fake religious values Egyptian give to monuments and antiquities that they believe have important spiritual and religious value.
Date of source: Friday, November 9, 2007
The article reports on what it called the
phenomenon of Coptic members resigning from the Ghad [Tomorrow] Party, believing that one of the reasons behind
these repeated resignations was the new tendency by some influential members to Islamize the party.
Date of source: Monday, November 12, 2007
The critical health condition of Pope Shenouda aroused arguments about his expected successor. While a group of laymen calls for a new law to be established for the papal elections, the church expresses its discontentment towards what it considers to be the laymen’s interference in church’s affairs...
Date of source: Saturday, November 10, 2007 to Friday, November 16, 2007
In the article, Bishop Maximus I, head of Saint
Athanasius Church’s Synod, responds to a previous article by the Copt journalist Hānī Labīb, in which
he had attacked Maximus.