Date of source: Monday, May 5, 2008
Liberal Islamic thinker Nasr Hāmid Abū Zayd participated in a cultural festival that was organized in Beirut and Cairo at the same time. After the difficulties encountered to hold Abū Zayd’s lecture in different places, the lecture was given at the American University in Cairo where Abū Zayd...
Date of source: Thursday, May 1, 2008
Participants in the 13th International Conference of Islamic Philosophy fiercely attack Professor Hassan Hanafī for criticizing the Sunni school of jurisprudence, al-Ash‘arī, and saying that miracles occur according to a law that we do not know.
Date of source: Thursday, May 1, 2008
The State Security Prosecution accuses two professors at the Suez Canal and the Azhar universities of manufacturing a plane without a pilot.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 5, 2008
A convert to Christianity is faced with difficulties when trying to obtain a new identification card.
Date of source: Monday, April 28, 2008
The article presents celebrations of the Copts of Egypt on Easter.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 30, 2008
The article reports on the Muslim Brotherhood recent decision on the participation in the forthcoming general strike on May 4.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
The article reports on the chaos that recently erupted in the Journalists’ Syndicate regarding the prevention of holding a conference on religious discrimination in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, April 24, 2008
The article reports on the release of Isrā’ ‘Abd al-Fattāh after 18 days of abduction on charges of inciting the so-called April 6 general strike.
Date of source: Sunday, April 27, 2008
The article reports on the April 6 protest of workers of the industrial city of al-Mahallah al-Kubrá over the increase of prices.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
The regime is trying to replace the Emergency Law which has governed Egypt since the assassination of President Anwar al-Sādāt 27 years ago with an un-democratic law called the ’Terrorism Law.’