Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 23, 2002
Criticizing the press release of the US Copts Association. Some Copts frequently resort to claims of Islamic extremism if decisions are made they don´t like. This doens´t help.
Date of source: السبت, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 14, 2002
Dr. Gawdat Gabra will be teaching a course on Coptic Monasticism in the Spring semester at the American University in Cairo (AUC). The course provides a general survey of Coptic monasticism.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 9, 2002
In an unaired interview via Dream channel, the new general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood admits receiving funds from Saudi Arabia and attempting to assassinate president Abdel-Nasser. He speaks about the Brotherhood relation with the government, Pope Shenouda´s statement about granting Copts a...
Date of source: السبت, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 7, 2002
MEMRI´s translations show the Arabic media becomes more polarized but MEMRI does not explain the background of this polarization nor compares this with the Hebrew media which is probably not less polarized
Date of source: السبت, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 7, 2002
Article 2 in this issue shows how sensitive conversions from Islam are for Muslims. Former Muslims not always deal well with those sensitivities. Some stories are exaggerated but others are true.
These are the type of stories that need the greatest care.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 2, 2002
. Islamic thinkers Gamal Al-Banna and Selim Al-Awa believe that the Qur´an does not state any worldly punishment for apostasy and that apostates are punished in the hereafter. They stress that calling for punishment for apostasy is not in accordance with the Qur´anic principle that there is no...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 10, 2002
Report on distortions and inaccuracies in MEMRI work.
An interview with H.G. Bishop Marcos.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 21, 2002
Interview about the achievements of H.H. Pope Shenouda, the first Coptic Orthodox reform Patriarch, changes during his reign and perspective on the future.
Date of source: السبت, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 23, 2002
The Criminal Cassation Prosecution in Egypt accepted an appeal lodged against the sentence handed down to Saad Eddin Ibrahim. Ibrahim’s lawyer said that if the court of cassation accepts the appeal, Ibrahim should be released immediately.
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 22, 2002
Summary of the Ph.D. thesis of Revd. Dr. Wolfram Reiss about the Sunday School movement in the Coptic Orthodox Church with a focus on the role of Pope Shenouda III and Father Matta el-Meskeen and the place of the church in a Muslim society. Reiss´ study provides an excellent insight into the...