Date of source: Monday, September 20, 2004
Dear Abdel Naguib Rizq,
With reference to your article published in Sawt Al-Umma on August 23, 2004 under the title "The enemy of Metropolitan Bishoi defends him," I would like to make a number of comments.
Date of source: Monday, September 20, 2004
Dear Mansour Sawiris,
In your response to my first article you wondered why I did not inform Pope Shenouda about my complaints before publishing them in a national newspaper. I believe that my second article published in Sawt Al-Umma on August 30, carries answers to all, or most of, your questions...
Date of source: Monday, September 20, 2004
Dear Archpriest Botros Bastawrous,
I would like to thank you for responding to my first article about Metropolitan Bishoi, who is, according to the organizational hierarchy, your direct chief. I did not intend to respond to your article as it does not add any valuable information to the reader,...
Date of source: Monday, September 20, 2004
What Sa'id Sombul says about me in his article titled "Ask Ammar Al-Sherie and the widow of Wagieh Abu Zekri about Father Antonius" is in conflict with journalistic ethics. Sombul can either offer a written, official apology for what he wrote against me or take the professional and legal...
Date of source: Monday, September 20, 2004
We were optimistic while following up inter-religious dialogues among religious leaders of the three major religions: Islam, Christianity and Judaism. All these initiatives ultimately helped in building trust between the Islamic World and the West. But, the Bush administration turned the situation...
Date of source: Monday, September 20, 2004
In his book titled "The Da Vinci Code", Dan Brown claims that Christ married Mary Magdalena and had children from her. In spite of the myths and false claims included in the book, it is heavily circulated in many places around the world. Brown also claims that the grandchildren of Christ and Mary...
Date of source: Monday, September 20, 2004
Last Wednesday, the Human Rights and Democracy Office, affiliated with the US Department of State released the International Religious Freedom Report of 2004. The report includes 13 pages about Egypt. We are publishing [an Arabic translation of] the text of the report.
Date of source: Monday, September 20, 2004
It is now certain that the fans of the renowned Qur'an reciter Muhammad Gebril will be deprived of the pleasure of listening to his prayers and recitals during Ramadan. Gebril was notified that he would not be able to lead prayers at the mosque of Amr Ibn Al-'As during the last ten days of Ramadan...
Date of source: Monday, September 13, 2004
In a muffled battle, some books with various names are introduced as new gospels. Other books are released soon after to refute the authenticity of these gospels. The latest of these books carries the name “The Didache Gospel." The author of the book about this gospel, Dr. Ahmed Hegazi Al-Saqa,...
Date of source: Monday, September 13, 2004
I believe that the author of this article titled “Corruption in expatriate churches” was either motivated by spitefulness or seeking to blackmail the Church. Regrettably, Sawt Al-Umma welcomed this author and offered him one half of a page to voice his ungrounded accusations and insults. Articles...