Date of source: Wednesday, October 2, 2002
A group of Germans belonging to the YMCA [Young Men´s Christian Association] and Evangelical Church of Saxony, Germany [Evangelische Kirche Deutschland] discovered a very different Christian Egypt from what they had expected from press reports in their home country. The group had followed the trail...
Date of source: Sunday, August 25, 2002
It is clear from the comments on Bat Ye´or´s article, that not all the points she discussed have been responded to. For example, what she says concerning the fact that jihad belongs to the religious domain and cannot be discussed and the feeling of superiority in Islam.
Date of source: Friday, August 23, 2002
Bat Ye´or wrote about jihad with political implications. This is enough to make one expect partiality in tone. The current situation in the Palestinian territories is another factor that influences the way many write about Jihad. By contrast to what Ye´or says, Islam does ask its adherents to...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 30, 2002
Chris Patten: "I was dismayed to learn of these sentences and reiterate that the European Commission has no evidence of the alleged falsification of documents, which seems to have been central to the case for the prosecution. We deplore the continued use of State security courts to prosecute cases...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 7, 2002
Watani reports that the Holy Virgin was said to have appeared in a building belongs to the Bishopric of Giza in the Omrania district, Cairo. The building Watani mentions is the church of the Holy Virgin and Archangel Surial church. Abuna Mikhail of the church says the Holy Virgin appeared in the...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 31, 2002
A Muslim saying that crucifixion is nothing but a fiction says what his religion teaches him. He may state this without the intention to be offensive to Christians. But Christians will feel offended. To avoid offensiveness, it is better to introduce Islam without saying “unlike Christianity” and to...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 30, 2002
Western press reporting about the court case of Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim.
Date of source: Sunday, July 7, 2002
The article is the result of a RNSAW-trip to Upper Egypt [RNSAW, 2002, week 25, art. 1]. On the occasion of the arrival of the Holy Family in Egypt, the author recounts her experience of going on the route of the Holy Family with a group of foreigners and tourists led by Drs. Cornelis Hulsman. The...
Date of source: Thursday, July 4, 2002 to Wednesday, July 10, 2002
The article is the result of a RNSAW-trip to Upper Egypt [RNSAW, 2002, week 25, art. 1] and sheds light upon the celebration of the commemoration of the Holy Family´s arrival in Egypt and on the different villages and sites on the route of the Holy Family. Bishop Demetrius of Mallawi said that...
Date of source: Monday, July 15, 2002
The Copts Daily Digest reported that the website of the US Copts Association was hacked by a Muslim. The hacker reported he doesn´t like their website and wanted to scare them. The US Copts Association reported that they are frequently threatened on Muslim sites but were not able to produce more...