Date of source: Wednesday, December 4, 2002
The main conclusion of the report is that anti-Americanism is growing in the world, especially in Egypt and Pakistan. The core of dissatisfaction is US foreign policy, primarily in Muslim countries but also among traditional allies of the US.
Date of source: Sunday, November 3, 2002
The Washington-based Freedom House honored Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim in absentia for his work on democracy, religious freedom and human rights. The award ceremony was held on 21 October. Participants in the ceremony expressed their great respect for Dr. Ibrahim´s passionate and peaceful struggle for...
Date of source: Sunday, November 3, 2002
The spiritual Phenomenon of shinning lights in the churches of Assiut and at St. Mary´s Monastery has continued for more than two years now. The author says he witnessed this phenomenon himself. Many people who live in Assiut assert that they have seen such heavenly lights at the monastery since...
Date of source: Thursday, November 7, 2002
The series “Knight Without a Horse” aroused debate in the Egyptian and Arab press. Most writers supported the airing of the series, but a few criticized Egypt´s obsession with anti-Semitic writings. The Egyptian Information Minister stated that the series contains nothing that can be considered...
Date of source: Sunday, November 3, 2002
Ramadan is not only a religious landmark. It is a social event that reflects the love which harmonises the hearts of both Muslims and Copts. Among the social activities closely related to Ramadan are the “gatherings of love” in which Muslims and Christians gather for iftar (breakfast, the meal that...
Date of source: Sunday, October 27, 2002
Youssef Sidhom printed in March an article written by the Saudi Prince Talal Bin Abdel - Aziz on the importance of The Survival of Arab Christians, and was criticized for this by a reader who presented him an article with a list of examples of how Christians are treated in Saudi Arabia.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 12, 2002
The leadership of the Egyptian Christian Coptic community has recently begun to express in public positions and complaints in a way uncommon in the past. The leader of Egypt´s Coptic community, Patriarch Shenouda III, who in his articles, interviews, and public statements used to stress the "...
Date of source: Monday, October 14, 2002
A group of liberal intellectuals from throughout the Arab world signed a communiqué in which they urged President Mubarak to free Saad Eddin Ibrahim. The article gives a translation of the communiqué as well as the Egyptian opposition´s reaction to it along with an appendix listing the signatories.
Date of source: Thursday, September 26, 2002 to Wednesday, October 2, 2002
An article by US Ambassador in Cairo irked Egypt´s journalists and highlighted US displeasure with repeated suggestions that someone other than Bin Laden is behind the September 11 attacks. Many journalists and cartoonists issued a joint statement calling the article "an American call for...
Date of source: Sunday, July 28, 2002
A report of the commemoration in Deir Abu Hinnis, 300 km south of Cairo, of the arrival of the Holy Family in Egypt.