Date of source: Sunday, October 21, 2007
Pope Shenouda inaugurates a church and restoration works are carried out in a monastery in an Upper Egyptian village.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 17, 2007
A Muslim Brotherhood key leader Dr. ‘Isām al-‘Iryān has reportedly stated that his group will recognize the existence of Israel if they come to power. The statement has provoked anger amongst members and leaders of the banned group because they abidingly reject Israel as an independent state in the...
Date of source: Monday, October 22, 2007
Rose al-Yūsuf has exclusively obtained the document of ’Tarshīd al-‘Amal al-Jihādī’ which Sayyid Imām, founder of al-Jihād group, has written to indicate the Jihād’s new ideology.
Date of source: Friday, October 12, 2007
Coptic layman activist Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá calls for an objective discussion of the problems resulting from the activities of some Coptic expatriate groups. He stresses the importance of the government’s foreign policy stance that should, via its embassies, defend Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, October 11, 2007
The grand Imām of the Azhar’s declarations about the Islamic punishment imposed on people who spread rumors that hurt others has increased tension in press milieus. Journalists reacted fiercely to the grand Iimām’s declarations and called for his resignation.
Date of source: Saturday, October 13, 2007 to Friday, October 19, 2007
The author reports on complains of Christian inhabitants of the Qena governorate about the city’s Coptic Governor Gen. Majdī Ayyūb, whom they criticize for not issuing any licenses for the renovation of churches over the past two years. They think the obstacle is that he fears being accused of...
Date of source: Thursday, October 11, 2007
Coptic clergymen and Muslim Shaykhs call for NGOs to be established that try to activate the principle of national unity in the country.
Date of source: Saturday, October 13, 2007 to Friday, October 19, 2007
Hānī Labīb presents a history of the laws adopted by the church and the government to regulate Coptic marriage and divorce.
Date of source: Monday, October 15, 2007
A tough campaign led by thinkers and politicians has targeted the proposed manifesto of the banned Muslim Brotherhood’s political party for its decision to rule out non-Muslims and women from assuming leading positions. The platform also stipulates an elected board of prominent religious scholars...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Aḥmad Imbābī reports on the statements of ‘Isām Dirbālah, a leading member in the Shūrá Council of the al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah, about al-Jamā‘ah’s annoyance with the new fashion of low-rider trousers.