Date of source: Wednesday, May 21, 2008
This article reports on the postponement of the lawsuit filed by 11 Copts against Max Michel accusing him of falsely claiming papacy because of papers that he has brought from the U.S endorsed by Secretary of State Condaleezza Rice.
Date of source: Friday, May 23, 2008
Muhammad Abū al-Dahab reports on news that the Coptic girl of al-Mahallah, Amal Zakī Nasīm – who disappeared last August may be kept at St. Dimyana Monastery in Jamasah.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The article reports on the opening of the building of the Banī Mazār Diocese.
Date of source: Friday, May 23, 2008
The author reports on the forthcoming visit of Pope Shenouda to the U.S.
Date of source: Saturday, May 24, 2008 to Friday, May 30, 2008
The author discusses content presented by religiously-themed satellite channels, namely ’al-Nās’, ’al-Rahmah’ and ’al-Hikmah’. He argues these channels are dominated by salafīs who spread backward, extremist ideas, with officials not taking action against them.
Date of source: Monday, May 19, 2008
Almost a year ago, al-Fajr newspaper published an edited photo of the Grand Imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Sayyid Tantāwī, which depicted him wearing the garments of the Catholic Pope and holding his scepter. The grand imām considered the depiction insulting and filed a claim against the newspaper’s...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 21, 2008
This article comments on the key findings of the Federation of Arab Journalists report on freedom of the press in the Arab world. The report indicates that press freedom in 2007 deteriorated by 39 percent in comparison with 2006.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 21, 2008
In this article the author criticizes the double standards of state newspapers. Whereas they denounced President Bush’s speech in the Knesset they did not condemn President Mubārak’s congratulatory message to the head of the Zionist entity.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The article discusses the meeting held last Saturday in the Journalists Syndicate that was entitled, ’The Egyptian Journalists Vision of Role of Press Freedom Defending Institutions’. The meeting discussed how rights institutions can support journalists and press freedom. International and local...
Date of source: Friday, May 23, 2008
This article deals with S. R. Leeder’s, ’Modern Sons of the Pharaohs’ which was recently translated by Ahmad Mahmūd. The book studies Copts’ conditions in Egypt before the 1919 Revolution and cites some incidents showing that the Muslim-Coptic relationship was cordial long before the revolution and...