Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
In recent elections of the Middle East Council of Churches [MECC], Egyptian churches have lost two leading positions. Armenian Catholicos Aram I has been elected to head Eastern Orthodox churches, when the Maronite Bishop Būlus Matar is to head Catholic churches at the MECC.
Date of source: Thursday, November 29, 2007
In a seminar held by the Center for Egyptian Woman’s Issues, leaders of the Coptic Orthodox Church have opposed the civil marriage, when Protestant ones have called for a revise of the current bylaw.
Date of source: Monday, December 3, 2007
The author criticizes those who have been writing on the issue of the future successor of Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 28, 2007
The author talks about Ḥārat al-Yahūd [Ally of Jews] in Cairo, referring to a number of lawsuits filed by Jews used to live in Egypt 50 years ago, in which they ask Egyptian Government to pay them 5 billion U.S. dollars as compensations on prosperities they left in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, December 3, 2007
Shīrīn Rabīc interviews the famous announcer Basmah Wahbah to speak about her car accident and whether this accident might be related to her decision to take off her veil or her religious episodes that were presented on al-Ḥayāt Channel by Father Zakarīyā Butrus.
Date of source: Saturday, December 1, 2007
The author criticizes some newspapers as well as inefficient journalists that have been misusing current press freedom for gaining financial benefices on regulations and ethics of journalism.
Date of source: Monday, December 3, 2007
Hānī Ahmad Rizq reports on the discussions that took place in the introductory conference of the Middle East Forum on Freedoms, which witnessed a lot of controversy and clashes between participants.
Date of source: Monday, December 3, 2007
The author thinks that future of Muslim-Christian co-existence is based on three elements; activating rights of citizenship, improving the culture of respecting the other and highlighting patriotism of Egyptian church.
Date of source: Saturday, December 1, 2007 to Friday, December 7, 2007
Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, Muftī of Egypt, differentiates between the concepts of reform and renewal in Islamic discourse.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
In a conference on the performance of Muslim Imāms, the minister of endowments criticized relics for not sufficiently caring about the issue of renewing the religious discourse. He announced that the ministry has distributed a book ‘The Guide of Imām’ to all Shaykhs.