Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2006
Rumors went
around that Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of Alexandria and the See of St. Mark, had traveled to Germany
to
undergo a backbone surgery. Spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, Bishop Marqus, criticizes some
private
newspapers, which he says have published false rumors about...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 21, 2006
The Evangelical
Church in Misr al-Jadīda has planned to screen the movie, ‘The Da Vinci Code,’
and to follow the
screening with a panel discussing the contents of the book, upon which the movie was
based.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 21, 2006
The author
writes about the issue of Mahmoud
Salāh al-Dīn, who is accused of attacking three churches and going
on a stabbing spree that claimed
the life of one aging worshipper and the injury of others, and the replacement of
a medical commission
mandated to observe the alleged lunatic.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 21, 2006
The author discusses the identity of the alleged successor of Abu Mus‘ab al-Zarqāwī, the former leader of al-Qā‘ida in Iraq, amidst conflicting information provided by US and Egyptian security agencies on this score.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 21, 2006
The author reviews veteran journalist
Muhammad Hasanayn Haykal’s opinions expressed on the Al
-Jazeera channel about the Muslim Brotherhood and
replies given by the group’s top leaders, in what looks like
a face-off between Haykal and the supreme
guide.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Nine members of the Muslim Brotherhood’s political office were
imprisoned for 15 days pending investigations on charges of joining an illegal group, which aims to hamper
the
implementation of the constitution and the law and possessing leaflets, which call for hatred for the
regime and
which...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Recent studies have revealed
that the largest portion of violent
crimes in Egyptian society is due to trivial disputes over household
expenses. Taking into consideration economic
problems, sociologist Dr. Ahmad al-Majdoub argues that
unemployment and poverty are the main factor behind the...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
In an interview
with
al-Dustour, Egyptian preacher, ‘Amr Khālid, unveils an initiative to instill
moral values
and ethics into young people in the Arab and Muslim worlds.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
The ordination of a priest in
‘Udaysāt might open the door to a new wave of sectarianism. Hanī al-A‘sar
investigates the surrounding circumstances.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Recent studies reveal that the majority of Internet websites
and religious satellite
channels focus on theology, but fail to address vital issues in Muslims’ lives.