Date of source: Friday, September 8, 2006
The article
deals with intercultural dialogue held at
the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS) in
which all participants agreed on the necessity
of changing religious discourse to strengthen the values of
equality and coexistence.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 12, 2006
The author discusses the failure of a group called Egyptians against
Religious
Discrimination, which advocates equality between Muslims and Christians in Egypt, due to the
members’
inability to overcome their religious sentiments.
Date of source: Sunday, September 10, 2006
Eight bishops and twenty-four
priests were arrested and imprisoned in 1981, an act which had no
precedent in Egyptian modern history.
After twenty five years Rūbīr al-Fāris interviews one of
these priests, Athanasius Butrus,
pastor of the Church of Mār Girgis in Manshiyt al- Sadr, to talk...
Date of source: Saturday, September 9, 2006
Reactions vary between accepting or rejecting the idea of deleting the religion reference from Egyptian identity cards. People of both opinions express their arguments in this article.
Date of source: Saturday, September 9, 2006
The
article gives many personal examples of Christians and Muslims living peacefully together in Cairo.
Date of source: Monday, September 11, 2006
‘Ādil Hammūda warns against trusting repentant Islamic terrorist
groups. These groups
are a “danger lurking in the dark,” awaiting the opportunity to attack Egypt’s security and
stability, he
says.
Date of source: Monday, September 11, 2006
Muntasir al-Ziyāt discusses the events and political context preceding the
assassination of
al-Sadāt and describes the motives of the perpetrator, Khālid Ahmad Shawqī
al-
‘Islāmboulī.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 12, 2006
The author says Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī is trying to
spark strife between Shī‘ah and Sunnī in Egypt with false accusations
against the Shī‘ah. He challenges him to obtain evidence for these claims, describing
him
as a liar and inciter.
Date of source: Monday, September 11, 2006
The author recounts that Walīd al-
Husaynī claims to have been dismissed only because he did not want to adhere to the teachings of the
Tablīgh and Da‘wa group.
Date of source: Monday, September 11, 2006
In an attempt to quench the uproar over his recent fatwá that appeared
to allow the
killing of Israeli Jews worldwide, Muslim dā‘īyah Shaykh
Safwat
Hijāzī, explains in two interviews with Sawt al-Ummah and al-Wafd that his
fatwá
should only be carried out during wartime.