Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2008
Maria Graversen attended a seminar at AUC about female domestic workers in Egypt and reports on what she learnt.
Date of source: Monday, March 23, 2009
Professor Harald Suermann visited the CIDT office and delivered a lecture about Christian attitudes toward Muslims during the Umayad era. An article also reflects on a Gallup poll that states that Egypt is the most religious country in the world.
Date of source: Sunday, February 15, 2009
The author reviews the three volume selected works of Tarek Heggy, the liberal Egyptian political thinker and international petroleum strategist.
Date of source: Sunday, February 15, 2009
The author comments on the Egyptian inclination to religion. He points to the paradoxical contradiction between the high esteem the Egyptians gives to religion and their practices in the daily life.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 3, 2009
This week’s articles correspond with the date of President Barack Obama’s inauguration and a number of articles tackle the issue of U.S-Egyptian relations. This relationship has taken a more complicated turn in the past week when the Egyptian government unexpectedly released the political dissident...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2009
The Egyptian security forces detained many people who were involved in demonstrations that were organized to support the Palestinians of Gaza. Humanitarian bodies and families of the detainee protested at the Journalists’ Syndicate and called for the quick release of those detained.
Date of source: Saturday, January 24, 2009
Al-Wafd reports about the conference held for Islamic reform.
Date of source: Thursday, January 15, 2009
Hūwayda Yahyá writes about the recent report issued by Freedom House about human rights in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, January 18, 2009
Watani International defends Mubārak’s stance toward Gaza and criticizes the Arab politicians that have verbally attacked Egypt. He extols Mubārak’s wisdom in not responding to these verbal attacks but calls on Egyptians to realize that Hamās is completely to blame for the situation in Gaza.
Date of source: Sunday, January 18, 2009
A Coptic organization abroad rejects the violence against the innocent people of Gaza.