Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 24, 2007
Article two in the Egyptian Constitution seems to be the most problematic issue about the proposed Constitutional amendments. While the majority of Egyptians call for a civil state on the basis of citizenship and equality, many stress the impossibility of omitting or changing article two of the...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 28, 2007
Majdī Khalīl categorizes the Coptic issues handled by the Egyptian press and media and into eight categories, and evaluates this handling.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 22, 2007
In a message to al-Misrī al-Yawm, al-Zumur said that there are no conditions made by security officials at the Ministry of Interior as a prerequisite to release him from prison and that his meetings with the leaders of al -Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah aim to activate the principle of non-violence.
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 17, 2007
While all Egyptians seem to agree on the importance of applying principles of citizenship and equality, and while everyone is calling for a more active role in political situations and the less political nature of religious institutions, many still argue about amending article two of the...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 18, 2007
During his recent visit to Cairo, Robert Satloff, the executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy [WINEP], attended two symposia at al-Ahrām Center for Political and Strategic Studies and the Center for Political Research and Studies at Cairo University. In his speech at the...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 21, 2007
Muslim thinker Dr. Muḥammad ‘Imārah has come under fire for his book, ’Fitnat al-Takfīr Bayna al- Shī‘ah wa-al-Wahābīyah wa-al-Sūfīyah’ [Reviewer: The Sedition of Takfīr between Shī‘ah, Wahhābism and Ṣūfism], in which he quoted texts that allegedly incite the killing of non-Muslims. Disregarding Dr...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 22, 2007
The declaration to establish the Muslim Brotherhood party has triggered a big reaction in the media. Some consider the move to be a political maneuver, due to the dilemma the Brotherhood passed through after students connected to it held a parade at the Azhar University. Others saw it as a step...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 14, 2007
The author wonders about the increasing coverage of Coptic affairs in Egyptian press, and points to a number of specific periodicals that have increased their focus on such issues.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 16, 2007
Who has the right to issue a Fatwá?
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 12, 2007
After four months of estrangement between the Azhar and the Vatican, the Vatican Ambassador in Cairo, Archbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald visited Shaykh ‘Umar al-Dīb, chairman of the Permanent Committee for Inter-religious Dialogue, in his office at the Azhar headquarters.