Date of source: Saturday, October 14, 2006 to Friday, October 20, 2006
Karam Jabr asserts the importance of limiting
mosques’ role to worship and supports the
recent law banning demonstrations from being held in mosques.
Date of source: Monday, October 16, 2006
The author castigates Bishop Bīshūy for adopting dictatorial practises and neglecting the role of laymen in the church.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 11, 2006
This
press review deals with criticisms made by a number of
Coptic intellectuals against Archbishop
Bīshūy, whom Christians term "the iron archbishop." His strict
ways have resulted in the defrocking
of many priests and 50,000 Christians leaving their Orthodox beliefs.
Date of source: Thursday, October 12, 2006
The Coptic
Orthodox Church has denied news about the arrest of some Coptic young men in
their attempt to kidnap a Christian
girl who had converted to Islam in al-Fayyūm.
Date of source: Saturday, October 14, 2006 to Friday, October 20, 2006
The State Commissioners Authority submitted its final report on the
controversial issue of Bahā’īs to the Supreme Administrative Court, a few months after
the Administrative Judicial Court, headed by Judge Fārūq ‘Abd al-Qādir, recognized
the rights of Egyptian Bahā’īs to have their religion...
Date of source: Saturday, October 14, 2006 to Friday, October 20, 2006
The author of the article comments on the articles that
affronted the companions of the prophet.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 11, 2006
More than 100 Muslim scholars and university professors signed a statement, in which they condemned the insults to the prophet’s companions, which were published by al- Ghad newspaper on October 4, 2006. The statement indicated that any attack against the prophet’s companions and wives...
Date of source: Friday, October 13, 2006
Dr. Sāmī ‘Abd al- ‘Azīz reports the results of an annual seminar held by Iqra’ satellite channel entitled, ‘The Iqra’ seminar for fiqh and media,’ headed by Shaykh Sālih Kāmil.
Date of source: Monday, October 16, 2006
The author thus raises some key questions: is Muslim-Christian dialogue important? Is it ideal? Is
it time for the
evaluation of such dialogue and its effect on society? What does history tells us?
Date of source: Wednesday, October 11, 2006
This review deals
with the annual national unity
iftār, an occasion that brings together Muslim and Christian senior
officials and dignitaries
during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadān, as Pope Shenouda III of
Alexandria and Imām
of the Azhar Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī stressed...