Date of source:
The author says that Islam is nothing but faith and
sharī‘a
[Islamic law], and therefore criticizes those preachers who preach about ‘unseen
things’, which is, frankly
speaking, not proved by prophetic traditions and stories.
Date of source: Thursday, June 8, 2006
The controversial document of
religious rights has
disappeared from the Azhar sheikhdom, raising many questions over the grand
imām’s
relations to it. Al-Maydān publishes a picture of Dr.
Tantāwī and Shaykh
cAmr al-Bastawīsī, the former head of the office
of the grand imām,
shaking hands...
Date of source: Monday, June 12, 2006
Freedom of expression
means to respect others’
freedoms and opinions. It is important to maintain peace and stability when
expressing a view point or
examining religious issues.
Date of source: Saturday, June 10, 2006
Different views about the first report of the General Arab Journalists Union on
press freedoms and the
importance of every journalist knowing his rights and limits.
Date of source: Thursday, June 8, 2006
The author interviews two Christians, Dr.
Girgis Kāmil Yousif and Jamāl
As‘ad ‘Abd al-Malāk, on the phenomenon of
the banning of books inside the Orthodox
Church in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
The book "Christian poets in the Arabian peninsula", written by Najīb Wahba, mainly
discusses
the origin of Arabs and the Arabic language and the nature of poetry in the pre-Islamic era, proving that
the Arabic language is not only for Muslims as some people claim, but is also a language for...
Date of source: Monday, June 5, 2006
At a press
conference,
preceding the opening of an exhibition of Tutankhamen monuments in Chicago a few days ago, the
secretary-
general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Dr. Zāhī Hawwās, urged wealthy
businessman, John
Roe, to return a Pharaonic sarcophagus, which Roe keeps in his office...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 6, 2006
The governor of Aswān, General Samīr Yousuf, gave al
-Wafd newspaper a
statement that made Nubians pretty angry.
Date of source: Friday, June 2, 2006
The article praises the
achievements of
Egypt’s first lady, Mrs. Suzan Mubārak whose activities, says the author, are based on
genuine faith,
sound thought and a practical approach.
Date of source: Friday, June 2, 2006
The author argues that
Egyptian opposition groups have become more inclined towards seeking
the support of foreign power in order
to pressure the government, reflecting the weaknesses of these groups.