Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 1997
At the Azhar,
English woman Jane Wilman, the wife
of an Alexandrian businessman, Dr. Ali Elba, has declared that she has
embraced Islam and taken the new name Eisha
Mohammed Elba. This conversion was applauded in the national
newspaper, al-Ahram, but Youssuf Sedhum wonders
why conversions to...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 17, 1997
Subtitle:Saad Zaghloul distributed
bibles to excellent students and made, for the first time, the study of
Christianity a scholastic
subjectNot mentioning the religion on the identity card is an important request.
Syria did it, but
Egypt continues to refuseThere is a belief that Copts are rich...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 17, 1997
Thanks to the Congress ... pardon to the Egyptian People’s AssemblyAl-Dustūr newspaper published in its issue of August 27, 1997, an essay entitled "Crusaders have not put their swords down yet". The writer expressed his worry at an American economic boycott, or an American marine invasion of Egypt...
Date of source: Friday, August 22, 1997
Many news reports talk about the existence of a political plan to set up an Israeli community in Australia. The details of this plan, that is supposed to have been agreed by the International Jewish Council and the Zionist Federation in Australia, are not known exactly, but there are some...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 29, 1997
Subtitles: Prominent Copts refuse the American interference in their affairsGeorge Isaac; Take care, some secularist Copts are taking advantage of these reports. Dr. Rafik Habib: America is the last to talk about the human rights in the world. Bishop Aghathon: America is not a country of religions...
Date of source: Sunday, July 20, 1997
Yousef Sidhom, editor-in-chief of Watani, responds to an article of Islamist author Fahmy Huweidy in Al-Ahram newspaper demanding that the Coptic church denounce all extremist movements who tarnish the image of Egypt on the international stage by focusing on negative aspects of Egypt, including...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 1, 1997
Subtitles:1- Dr. Tantawy: She who drew this nasty picture deserves death. The Mufti demands the Israeli government and men of religion declare their position from concerning this immoral action.2- Men of religion: "This is a declaration of war against Islam".3- Arabic newspapers: "It is the most...
Date of source: Thursday, September 14, 2006
‘Abd
al-Jawwād Harbī interviews Jamāl As‘ad, an eminent Christian figure
who is known
for his opposing stands against church involvement in politics.
Date of source: Thursday, September 14, 2006
Ikrām Mansūr interviews church figures and asks them about
their views
concerning the relationship between the church and political activities in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 13, 2006
The author defends Christians against the accusation of
political duality.