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The recent ruling by the Administrative Judiciary Court recognizing the Bahā’ī faith in Egyptian official documents like identity cards, passports or birth certificates has triggered outcry from official Muslim religious institutions that vehemently reject the ruling.
In this article, the author reviews a book by a group of Jewish historians refuting Israeli allegations about possession of property in Cairo, including the southern Cairo suburb of Ma‘ādī.
Jewish Community of Cairo chief Carmen Weinstein dismissed in an interview any link between the Jewish community in Egypt and Israel, adding that Egypt is a safe country and its leader is wise and deals most sagaciously with the Middle East.
Legal experts say the Jews are not entitled to claim compensation for their property in Egypt on the legal grounds that claims must be made within 15 years of the original loss.
The author recounts the history of the Jewish ghetto in Old Cairo and the synagogues in Egypt, as well as the activities of Jews who used to inhabit that ghetto.
The author, in this introduction to a few articles dealing with Egyptian Jews, reviews the influence practiced by the Israeli lobby in the United States on American policymakers, namely through the US Religious Freedoms Committee.
Journalists call for President Husnī Mubārak to fulfill his promise to abolish imprisonment in publishing related cases, but they continue attacking each other in the newspapers.
Hānī Labīb, the author, expresses dissatisfaction with the attitude of Muslim scholars who oppose the project of an Egyptian movie on Jesus Christ.
Some intellectuals have rejected the idea of a film about the life of Christ which they consider an insult to a holy figure.
The author expresses his rejection of Christian and Muslim institutions’ involvement in judging works of art, arguing that banning artistic works should not be allowed.

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