Date of source: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
The article discusses a performance by the Mozart Opera which was stringently
controlled by German police.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
The author blames intellectuals for not playing a
role
in explaining freedom of creativity and distinguishing it from freedom of expression.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
The
author criticizes religious powers that try to practice a kind
of religious guardianship over anyone who is
of a different opinion. He demands the respect of others’ way of
thinking even if it contradicts our own.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
The authors delve into the role of
the family, school and street in developing
the fear of expressing oneself openly and promoting a
unilateral culture.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
The article compares intellectual and cultural life during the first half of the 20th century to the current time.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
In a two-page report, Ākhir
Sā‘ah
discusses the issue of oppressing the Arab mind and its relationship to the
development of the Arab
civilization. The article cites the opinions of Muslim scholars on the issue.
Date of source: Friday, December 15, 2006
A student of higher
studies at the Usūl al-Dīn [Fundamentals of Religion] Faculty, al-Minūfīyah branch
of the
Azhar University, wrote a PhD thesis deeming that the Rose al-Yūsuf periodical and
founder
were Kāfir. In week 50, AWR presented a series of reactions published in
Rose al-
Yūsuf. The...
Date of source: Thursday, March 8, 2007
Continuation of the discussion about a takfīr PhD thesis of an Azhar scholar against Rose al-Yūsuf. Recommendation of an interesting comment on the discussions on freedom of expression.
A comment that addresses the often heard religious belief that interpretations of religious texts cannot and...
Date of source: Thursday, December 7, 2006
The author wonders whether Egypt is a civil state or a religious one and calls on the government to
be
clearer in its stance on this issue.
Date of source:
The recent
conference entitled, ‘Laymen’s Look at the Church’s Problems,’ has
caused a real crisis between the Coptic
Orthodox Church and Watanī newspaper. It has revealed
accumulating misunderstandings, which
the so-called reform conference brought to head.