Date of source: Monday, July 26, 2004
Reports mentioned that Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of the British Anglican Church, is to deliver as speech at the Azhar mosque in Cairo about the strong relations between Christians and Muslims. Dr. Williams will deliver his speech on the 11th of September. Similar news was also reported by...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 21, 2004
In an Alexandrian youth camp, the Egyptian Grand Mufti, Dr. Ali Goma’a, met with nearly 500 students from Egyptian universities and from delegations studying at the Azhar. Dr Goma’a gave his lecture on the mosque’s role in building the individual. Dr. Goma’a also answered questions on various...
Date of source: Friday, July 23, 2004
Islam believes human beings have been created similar but they have cultural differences . Throughout history, humanity has known many cultures and civilizations. The relationship between Islam and other cultures is based on the law of interaction and cultural exchange and not based on...
Date of source: Monday, July 19, 2004
The recent reactions to the movie "Baheb Al-Sima" [I love cinema] conveyed the existence of a mutual misunderstanding. Consequently, two remarkable aspects should be examined:
1-Christian fundamentalism-extremism:
1-Christian
2-Fanaticism-Sectarianism
Date of source: Monday, July 19, 2004
The real turning point in Coptic political activity was initiated by Sadat. who made Pope Shenouda III a hero, establishing him as the political representative of the Coptic community.A Coptic movement emerged that called for a political role of the church.
The church should care solely about...
Date of source: Monday, July 19, 2004
Religious obsession is sweeping through Egyptians’ minds. Muslims are obsessed with having full control while Christians are obsessed with withdrawing from social activities to look for the traits and strengths of closed communities.
Such a tense atmosphere serves as a rich soil for the growth of...
Date of source: Thursday, August 19, 2004
Bishop Musa was asked if there is extremism among Copts, and in his answer affirmed that there is merely strictness among them. He further explained that religious extremism goes against Biblical teachings and those of the Coptic Church.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 20, 2004
After several months of preparations at the headquarters of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, the first visit to Britain was decided. The Minister of Awqaf [Religious Endowments] formed a delegation comprising the Grand Mufti Dr. Ali Goma’a, Dr. Zaghloul Al-Naggar and Dr. Muhammad Abu Lela....
Date of source: Saturday, July 17, 2004
Extreme right wing British National party members have boasted of insulting Muslim immigrants, their underestimating of Qur’an and their faith as a whole. The day before yesterday, a BBC TV program broadcast an episode about the escalation of racism, in which some of [extreme right wing] party...
Date of source: Monday, July 19, 2004
This story is one of the most dreadful I have ever encountered in my entire life. It is the story of a young wife who is awaiting the final decision in her wretched case of Khula’, after being severely tortured by her husband, the imam and preacher of a mosque in one of Cairo’s high-class districts...