Date of source: Saturday, May 29, 2004
In an address read by Prime Minister Atef Ebeid on behalf of the president at the Sixteenth conference of the Higher Council for Islamic Affairs, President Mubarak urged the necessity of “eliminating the distorted images each party has of the other.” The conference was inaugurated in Cairo...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 4, 2004
The controversial thinker Nasr Hamed Abu Zeid arrived to Beirut as head of the Arab Institute for Renewing Thought, which was inaugurated yesterday. More than 100 thinkers, researchers and academics have come from Europe and the U.S. to join Zeid in launching the institute.
Nasr Hamed Abu Zeid...
Date of source: Saturday, May 1, 2004
Some Muslim traditions could be against the dogma of monotheism. Some Muslims think that they can get a blessing from a stone with a footprint attomb of [saint] El-Sayyed El-Badawi.
Date of source: Saturday, May 29, 2004
President Mubarak’s message at the Sixteenth conference of the Higher Council for Islamic Affairs was read by Prime Minister Atef Ebeid; the president stated that the world needs peace and security and effort towards further understanding between nations and to bring about cooperation between...
Date of source: Monday, May 3, 2004
The Pope confirmed that rumors about Christian girls being raped in the Muslims-owned shops are not true. He said, ‘If something happened to anyone, they had better come to me now and I will resolve it.’ We waited for two weeks, but no one approached us,’ the Pope said a lecture last Wednesday.”...
Date of source: Sunday, May 2, 2004
In this interview, the Coptic intellectual Dr. Milad Hanna expresses his free-spoken opinions concerning the aspired political reform in Egypt and the situation of Copts in terms of principles of equality and citizenship.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 4, 2004
Betsy Brian, an Egyptologist at the John Hopkins University, commented that the audience’s reactions to “The Passion of the Christ” is not related to the religious aspect of the movie, but is rather a reaction to a “horror movie” full of bloody scenes that attract teenagers and young audience.
Date of source: Sunday, December 24, 2006
The writer presents some facts concerning the attitude of the British Labor Party toward the Islamic community in Britain. The article sheds light on a report issued by the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia entitled, ‘Muslims in the European Union: Discrimination and Islamophobia...
Date of source: Saturday, May 29, 2004
The American author Paul Perry expressed his wish that Mel Gibson be the hero of a film based on his [Perry’s] book “Jesus in Egypt,” which was a best-selling book in the U.S. The book talks about the years of the Holy Family’s escape to Egypt to protect the child [Jesus].
Date of source: Wednesday, May 5, 2004
A Belgian thinker caused a huge uproar at the Higher Council for Islamic Affair’s sixteenth conference when he surprised the participants by directing severe criticisms at the Islamic world and accusing Muslims of not being transparent. He also accused Muslims of failing to manage a serious and...