Date of source: Thursday, October 26, 2006
The Holy Family Schools in Egypt organize a conference for unifying Christian denominations.
Date of source: Sunday, October 29, 2006
Dr. Elana Gomel, a Russian Jewish
immigrant to Israel, is the author of the 175-page book ‘You and Us.’ She says Russian Jews, whose number have
exceeded one-sixth of the Israeli population, have merged quite well into Israeli society but did not find the
promised land they sought.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
The author says that the local press
suffers from lack of credibility, capacity and influence.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
The author reproaches the chief editors of religious journals for not being in touch with the real
concerns of society. They therefore allow extremists to gain influence.
Date of source: Monday, October 30, 2006
The author attacks an
article published by the independent newspaper al-Ghad, the mouthpiece of Ayman Nūr’s al-Ghad
Party, in which the journalist criticized the sahābah.
Date of source: Monday, October 30, 2006
The history of the press code of ethics in
Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
The author criticizes some
practices in high schools, some of which he thinks are not inspired by concern for good education but instead by
the need to accumulate state subventions.
Date of source: Thursday, October 26, 2006
Rajā’ī
‘Atīyah criticizes the Egyptian educational system, in particular the ‘Thānawīyah
‘Ammah’ [final two years of secondary school followed by an exam], which he says is not capable
of producing qualified graduates.
Date of source: Sunday, October 29, 2006
This article discusses the advice and guidance sessions that used to be held when Christian girls made a decision to convert to Islam and marry Muslim men. Although these sessions were not perfect, they defused many of the heated issues surrounding such conversions.
Date of source: Sunday, October 29, 2006
The author defends the silence of the
Evangelical church over the remarks of Pope Benedict ?V? about Islām, for he believes that the People’s
Assembly is the only body that can condemn this on behalf of the Egyptian people.