Date of source: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
The author blames intellectuals for not playing a
role
in explaining freedom of creativity and distinguishing it from freedom of expression.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
The
author criticizes religious powers that try to practice a kind
of religious guardianship over anyone who is
of a different opinion. He demands the respect of others’ way of
thinking even if it contradicts our own.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
The authors delve into the role of
the family, school and street in developing
the fear of expressing oneself openly and promoting a
unilateral culture.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
The article compares intellectual and cultural life during the first half of the 20th century to the current time.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
In a two-page report, Ākhir
Sā‘ah
discusses the issue of oppressing the Arab mind and its relationship to the
development of the Arab
civilization. The article cites the opinions of Muslim scholars on the issue.
Date of source: Friday, December 15, 2006
A student of higher
studies at the Usūl al-Dīn [Fundamentals of Religion] Faculty, al-Minūfīyah branch
of the
Azhar University, wrote a PhD thesis deeming that the Rose al-Yūsuf periodical and
founder
were Kāfir. In week 50, AWR presented a series of reactions published in
Rose al-
Yūsuf. The...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 12, 2006
A discussion about a conference on human rights, the innovation of religious speeches, the
relationship between religion and the state, the economic progress of non-Arab Muslim countries in Asia, and
problems of applying Islamic laws with regard to marriage, divorce, and inheritance in non-Muslim...
Date of source: Monday, December 11, 2006
In an interview, George Ishāq, the Kifāyah coordinator, criticized the
regime in Egypt for torturing political activists and expressed the hope that Egyptians would soon rise up
and
demonstrate against the government as the people of Lebanon did.
Date of source: Monday, December 11, 2006
A
number of European and
American organizations have decided to fund Egyptian NGOs and human rights organizations
concerned with
development issues.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
The
author analyses the city of Cairo’s progress throughout history, in its expansion, population congestions, and how
they relate with each other in creating a densely overpopulated and congested city. He further questions how
accurate it is to blame these conditions on Bedounization.