Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006 to Friday, July 7, 2006
The author discusses reports about the Pope’s recent
illness which has led to great anxiety
amongst Christians.
Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006 to Friday, July 7, 2006
Yūsuf
Rāmiz, author of this article, expresses his concerns
about the future of the Coptic Orthodox Church: its
relationship as an institution with the State; the
stability of its internal authorities and what will become of
its domestic and foreign funds.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 28, 2006
The author
mentions that the Coptic Church
focuses on enhancing its position abroad but at the same time neglects the
basic requirements of its congregations
in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, July 2, 2006
The author reviews the opinion of an Evangelical figure, Rev. Nasr
Allāh
Zakarīyā, on allegations propagated through a book by Christian-Zionists discussing claims
that the
Messiah is going to be a politician and from the military.
Date of source: Sunday, July 2, 2006
The author reports about a lecture by American theologian Steven Sizer
refuting the allegations
propagated by so-called Christian-Zionists and their repercussions for the
Palestinian issue.
Date of source: Friday, July 7, 2006
The Supreme
Council of Journalism’s recent report classifies
different types of newspapers in Egypt according to their
commitment to abiding to proper codes of reporting.
Date of source:
In
a series of articles the author discusses the issue of journalists’ demands to have the penalty of
imprisonment for publishing-related charges removed and the need to include certain criteria into
legislative
debates over this draft law, such as guaranteeing journalists’ rights of free...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 4, 2006
The Shūrá [Consultative] Council has recently agreed to discuss proposed amendments to some articles of the penal code pertaining to the imprisonment of journalists in publication-related cases. In an attempt to express their opposition to the proposed draft law, a large number of journalists on...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 28, 2006
The
recent decision of the People’s Assembly to ban ‘The Da Vinci Code’ has provoked
considerable
controversy amongst Egyptian intellectuals, dividing opinions between those who defended the
movie on grounds of
freedom of expression and those who condemned it as blasphemous and misleading.
Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006 to Friday, July 7, 2006
Imān Matar describes her visit to the hidden fortress of Abū Maqqār
Monastery.