Date of source: Saturday, October 20, 2007
The recent clash between journalists and the grand Imām of the Azhar after the latter’s controversial speech, in which he demanding punishing rumor-mongers and false reporters with 80 lashes, has marked a new critical turning point in the already-strained relations between non-governmental press...
Date of source: Monday, October 15, 2007
Max Michel organized an Iftār celebration that was attended by representatives of different Christian denominations and Christian and Muslim public figures. At the Iftār Pope Shenouda III was severely criticized and only the journalist Louis Gries supported him.
Date of source: Monday, October 15, 2007
Egyptian superstar ‘Ādil Imām is going to star in a new movie as a Coptic clergyman. The film will discuss Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt. Imām presented a summary of the plot to Pope Shenouda III.
Date of source: Monday, October 15, 2007
An interview with a Coptic director who has made a controversial movie that has been severely criticized by the church in Egypt. The filmmaker criticizes religious fundamentalism and has a message for President Mubārak.
Date of source: Monday, October 15, 2007
Hānī Aḥmad Rizq reports on a court ruling to appoint a Muslim scholar to the post of Imām of a mosque, ignoring State Security reports that blocked his appointment in the first place.
Date of source: Monday, October 15, 2007
Ridā ‘Awaḍ examines the opinions of Muslim scholars on the issue of imposing security measures on Muslim worshippers who wanted to seclude themselves inside mosques during the last ten days of Ramaḍān.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
The following press review reveals facts about the permission and prevention of a second marriage in the Coptic Orthodox Church. The church does not have a double standard, but it rather considers the details of every particular case.
Date of source: Friday, September 28, 2007
The phenomenon of Christians organizing Iftār banquets for Muslims during the month of Ramad...
Date of source: Monday, October 1, 2007
Shīrīn Rabīc reports on an Iftār banquet organized by a Coptic lawyer and human rights activist in honor of the Islamic thinker and lawyer Yūsuf al-Badrī in celebration of their reconciliation after a short period of tensions between them.
Date of source: Monday, September 24, 2007
Three officers claim that the wireless devices used in the Security Directorate of Alexandria were out of order which made them unable to receive SOS messages during the sectarian incidents which recently took place in Alexandria.