Date of source: Saturday, January 24, 2004
The assassination of Dutch film producer Theo van Gogh and discussions about the limits of freedom of expression.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Three journalists were sentenced to three years in prison and fined with 10,000 L.E each, for publishing a report in al
-Masrī al-Yawm stating that the Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities was officially put on non-active,
following official inspection of his office.
Date of source: Sunday, April 3, 2005
The U.S. Department of State human rights report on Egypt slammed human rights abuses and security officials’ transgressions against journalists and anti-Mubārak protestors.
Date of source: Friday, March 25, 2005
Today Turkey is attempting to join the European Union and become the link between the Christian West and the Muslim East, but without wars or armies this time. Will the Europeans give a chance for the two cultures to be joined?
Date of source: Saturday, March 26, 2005
The unprecedented move that the President surprised us with puts us in an utterly bewildering position. It is a question of whether or not the political parties representing the people will grasp the political situation that ensued from the July revolution.
Date of source: Sunday, March 13, 2005
Six years ago, Dr. Ramsīs ‘Awad, the renowned professor of English literature at ‘Ayn Shams University, produced a unique 700-page encyclopedia. The encyclopedia lists the most important and famous works of literature and art that have been confiscated worldwide. He gave a copy of the encyclopedia...
Date of source: Monday, February 21, 2005
The spread of the ideology of banning and confiscation is a result of tyrannical, political, social, intellectual and religious factors. It is also the result of the absence of democracy and the spread of and religious bigotry.
Date of source: Friday, February 11, 2005
The Ministry of Culture has been organizing the annual Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) since it was first established in 1969. The CIBF, which reflects both the Egyptian and the Arabic cultures, is the largest and the most important book fair in the Arab world. This year, publishers and the...
Date of source: Monday, January 31, 2005
A top official from the Religious Freedoms Committee of the U.S. Congress visited the Upper Egyptian governorate of Asyout last Thursday and met with a number of priests including Father Makarius at Abu Qurqās and bishop Paphnotius of Samāllout.
Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2005
The U.S. State Department, together with the C.I.A., has finished the 2005-2006 report on the U.S. policy towards the Middle East. According to the report, the U.S. government will demand that Egypt remove all the barriers hindering the role of civil organizations.