Date of source: Sunday, April 26, 2009
The internationally acclaimed conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim gave his first performance in Egypt at the Cairo Opera House on April 16. His visit has received mixed reviews from Egyptians.
Date of source: Sunday, November 16, 2008
The Egyptian culture minister has called for accepting all religions; not just the three Abrahamic ones. The statement is a controversial one has divided opinions amongst religious scholars in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, May 11, 2008
The author comments on the Culture Minister and his potential appointment to UNESCO, wondering how he can be considered for the position having openly proclaimed the need to burn books in his ministry about Israel.
Date of source: Saturday, November 10, 2007
The article reports on a report published by the U.S.-based America in Arabic news agency about a U.S.-Jewish delegation meeting with the minister of culture to discuss the establishment of a Jewish museum in Cairo to narrate the history of Jews in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2007
Al-Faris considers the trend of media censorship, and highlights a number of publications that have struggled with the limitations on their freedom of expression.
Date of source: Friday, January 12, 2007
This article explains that Egyptian intellectuals can not carry out their mission to free people’s minds from control due to fear of the state and of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Date of source: Friday, November 24, 2006
The author inquires about Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyib’s travels to Tehran and his
reasons.
Date of source: Sunday, November 26, 2006
Egyptian Culture Minister Fārūq Husnī has been dismissed following his comments of disapproval about the hijāb and niqāb.
Date of source: Saturday, September 9, 2000
Akhbar al-Youm, received an angry comment from
father Morcos Aziz regarding its article
of last week [see RNSAW week 36, art.10] in which Amal Othman
strongly criticized him. al-Arabi urged rapid intervention to
prevent the collapse of an important
monument. al-Qahira weekly published a...
Date of source:
The three weekly publications
ran simultaneous interviews with the
Sheikh of the Azhar, Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, who was angry about the accusation of
being away during the
strongest ever controversy in the Egyptian society, which was about the novel "A Banquet for
seaweed."