Date of source: Friday, March 17, 2006
The author thinks that Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm is setting a new branch of Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies in the U.S. to act as the future main headquarters, a step which would facilitate U.S. financing of the center.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 14, 2006
The author reviews the relations binding Egypt and the Vatican, which established diplomatic ties in 1920.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 15, 2006
In his article, author Hānī Labīb, a Copt, retorts to the opinions of a leading expatriate Copt whom throughout the article he described as a “pretender of intellect” [Reviewer: The author has not mentioned the name of this Coptic leader – a likely reference to ‘Adlī Abādīr].
Date of source: Monday, March 20, 2006
At the inauguration ceremony of the launch of the new al-Malāk Mīkhā’īl [Archangel Michael] Cathedral, Pope Sheouda III declared that he will accompany Dr. Sayyid Tantāwī, the grand imām of the Azhar to participate in inter-religious dialogue in Moscow this July.
Date of source: Sunday, March 19, 2006
The author discusses the attempt to involve the U.N. in the affairs of Egypt’s Christians and argues that Egyptians, both Muslims and Christians, should be the ones to resolve Egypt’s problems.
Date of source: Sunday, March 19, 2006
The article speaks of a landmark bill in Turkey giving its citizens the freedom to register whatever they want in the religion section of their identity cards.
Date of source: Monday, March 13, 2006
The Kingdom Holding Company has announced that the Saudi Prince Talāl Bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘oud, chairman of the administrative council of the company, has donated $20 million to Georgetown and Harvard universities each, in order to develop centers of Muslim-Christian understanding.
Date of source: Thursday, March 16, 2006
The author lists a number of Muslim Brotherhood millionaires and points out how they manage their businesses, the volume of their investments, and their deposits in local and international banks.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 21, 2006
The article reviews a split inside the Azhar University over the decision to grant Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales an honorary doctorate from the largest Sunni institution in the Muslim world.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 21, 2006
The author argues that Arabs and Muslims do not have to improve their image in the US media, since it is controlled by certain companies that do not stick to the rules of fairness.