Date of source: Thursday, October 28, 2004
The article was previously printed by Al-Hayat [See AWR week 37, art. 47].
Date of source: Tuesday, September 14, 2004
The London-based Hayat newspaper published a column written by Dr. Gaber Asfour titled “The Margins of Writing.”Asfour’s writing discussed the intellectual, critical and religious storm caused by “Baheb Al-Sima” [I Love Cinema], one of the most important films that were shown in recent years. Al-...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 2004
The main aim of the film is to destroy the fear barrier that takes hold of film makers when they deal with the Egyptian Coptic family that does not differ from the Muslim family. The film is the first of its kind to focus completely on the life of a Christian family from the lower middle class. The...
Date of source: Saturday, September 4, 2004
There is a thin red line between veritable honorable resistance and acts of terrorism that not only harm Eastern Arab Muslims but also contemporary society in general. Acts of terrorism, which occupy the spotlight in the media, becomes horrific for everyone. Our image now after the broadcast of the...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 25, 2004
No Arabic-language film has in recent years caused a controversy as “Baheb Al-Sima” [I Love Cinema]. The film aroused the fury of many even before it was shown in theaters because of its topic [related to religion], and some even suggested that the film be shown to the church for its opinion. But...
Date of source: Monday, October 28, 2002
Egyptian Cultural TV broadcasted on October 27 a live discussion with Patrick Haenni, social researcher at the CEDEJ in Cairo and Cornelis Hulsman on inter-religious dialogue in a program of Heba Fahmy, “We and the Other.” Much of Egyptian and Western news reporting about the Arab World is not...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Revd. Steve Snyder, founder of Christian Solidarity International, suddenly passed away.
Media critique on often appearing incorrect elements in stories.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 12, 2002
The article discusses three points: the biases and assumptions of the Western media and its thinking about the Arab world, the limits on political and press freedom in Egypt and the style of journalism this produces in Egypt and what the press can do to improve the image of Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, July 6, 2002
Egyptian journalists in the workshop on Comparing Western and Egyptian perspectives on covering current affairs often wanted to protect the image of Egypt and the Arab world in general.
Date of source: Saturday, June 15, 2002
Articles by seven journalists showing different aspects of a plan to halt Egypt’s development. First there are the tapes of preachers designed to influence all sectors of society. The Islamic shari’a was then used to try and facilitate building on agricultural land, thus harming the economy. The...