Date of source: Thursday, July 25, 2002
Al-Wafd and al-Usboa papers are positive toward the Yemeni Shaykh al-Habib al-Gafri and against the decision to deport him. Sout al-Ummah, however, believes that better than deporting him would be to disclose his deception. al-Musawwar interviews him on the reasons behind his deportation and his...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 16, 2002
Rose Al-Yūssif and al-Musawar provided a background of Shaykh al-Ḥabīb al-Jifrī and how he started preaching in Egypt. The reasons for his deportation were unclear, but he claimed he was slandered and defamed. al-Musawar added an interview with him about the ḥijāb. Sawt al-'Umma attributes his...
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
The fifth session of the conference on minorities in the Middle East is to be held in the last week of March. Coptic figures and journalist are invited to the conference which is sponsored by a Christian Zionist Organization located in Switzerland.
Date of source: Thursday, February 22, 2007
al-Ahrām interviews Pope Shenouda to hear his comments on recent events involving the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Sunday, February 25, 2007
The author of the article, through his comments about another article, defends Islamic fundamentalism and refutes the notion that it supports stances like those adopted by terrorist groups.
Date of source: Sunday, February 25, 2007
The author records the history of the Muslim Brotherhood and its relation with Copts.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 27, 2007
In an interview with al-Wafd, Usāmah Muṣṭafá Hasan Nasr, otherwise known as Abū ‘Umar al-Miṣrī, spoke about his alleged abduction by CIA agents from a Milan street to Egypt where he was imprisoned and interrogated.
Date of source: Thursday, February 22, 2007
Article two of the Egyptian Constitution is not subject to the proposed constitutional amendments. It is, however, the main subject of heated arguments and discussions in Egyptian society. A debate was held at The American University in Cairo [AUC] about the proposed amendments.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
This article expresses alarm about the situation of Arab Christians in light of the sectarian feuds that are troubling Middle Eastern countries like Iraq and Lebanon.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Yvonne Ridley is a 48-year-old British journalist best known for her capture by the Tālibān and subsequent conversion to Islām. After she was released, Ridley spoke to the Western press about the Tālibān’s treatment of women and the respect she received from her captors.