Date of source: Wednesday, May 17, 2006
The author asserts that Copts are part of Egyptian society, listing a
number of elements that
support his opinion.
Date of source: Thursday, May 18, 2006
‘Askar accused al-
Zifzāf of being an
atheist in the People’s Assembly. This dispute embodies the need of reform our
religious institutions.
Date of source: Friday, May 26, 2006
Talāl al-Ansārī, the second defendant in the
so-called al-Fanīya al-
‘Askarīya [Armed Forces Technical College] case of the 1974
abortive coup, continues
publishing his diary in episodes in Rose al-Yousuf magazine.
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2006
The Muslim Brotherhood has
planned to include secret candidates on its slate for the coming
elections for the chambers of commerce,
scheduled to take place in Alexandria late this month, the author says.
Date of source: Saturday, May 20, 2006 to Friday, May 26, 2006
The article deals with
the Brotherhood’s influence inside the American University in Cairo (AUC), which was
clear in the last
Students Union elections in which a Christian candidate withdrew due to, as he stated, a
mounting religious current
on the campus.
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2006
Claims about Muslim Brotherhood members in the Bar Association using
the
syndicate’s money to their benefit.
Date of source: Friday, May 26, 2006
The Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry has rejected the use of religious slogans as
trade
marks, but the company Mecca Cola is filing a lawsuit to register its trademark in Egypt
Date of source: Saturday, May 20, 2006 to Friday, May 26, 2006
Some Egyptians have filed lawsuits against the grand imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyīd Tantāwī calling for his dismissal for his "unacceptable" opinions about the hijāb in France and his position regarding the Danish cartoons against the Prophet Muhammad.
Date of source: Saturday, May 20, 2006 to Friday, May 26, 2006
The article
deals with the shift in US policy from their rejection of dialogue
with Islamists to their welcoming them in
power, as a way to guarantee that American interests in the area remain
intact.
Date of source: Saturday, May 20, 2006 to Friday, May 26, 2006
A professor of American
studies at the AUC says that the United States is using Islamists
only to maintain its own interests and claims
that the US wants a kind of Islam that goes along with
American policies, particularly as far as Israel is
concerned.