Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 20, 2006
Two leading
members of al-Jamā‘a al-Islāmīya, ‘Āsim ‘Abd
al-Mājid and ‘Isām Dirbāla, have been recently released, thus decreasing the number
of the group’s current prisoners to less than 500.
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 18, 2006
The author defends
the importance of the Muslim Brotherhood in
Egypt since its establishment in 1928, asserting it could play a major
role in the Egyptian political
scene.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 30, 2006
American stereotypical images about Islam.
Friction in U.S. Foreign Policy and a sharp rise in anti-Americanism in Arab world.
Book warning against religious leaders involving in the politics of the state.
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 10, 2006 to الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 16, 2006
A review of the
death of Father Matta al-Maskīn, who led a mystical life at the desert and was an inspiration to many
young
monks, at the age of 87.
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 12, 2006
An interview with Mustafa al- Zayyāt, member of al-Jam‘āt al- Islāmīya and the main attorney defending those accused of Islamic fundamentalism, concerning Ayman al-Zawāhirī whom he knew very well from the days they spent together in al-Qal‘a Prison.
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 5, 2006
The author affirms in his
article that the Copts are not an ethnic
minority that is separate from the rest of the Egyptian people, urging the
church to stop trying to play a
political role and to shoulder its responsibility of encouraging Copts to
participate in the nation’s
political process...
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 4, 2006
The main concerns of the Copts that are being discussed are the legislative structure that forms an obstacle to the building of churches and Coptic representation in senior public positions and in parliament. A seminar under the name ‘The Copts of Egypt at a cross-road’ discussed the core of the...
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 4, 2006
A controversial article on the growing Islamization of Egypt and the effect this has on the Coptic community.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 28, 2006
Hānī Labīb criticizes Dr. Muhammad
‘Imāra’s recent
statement on the reasons behind sectarian sedition in Egypt. According to
Labīb, Dr.
‘Imāra blamed Pope Shenouda III for the tension between Muslims and Christians
in Egypt.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 17, 2006
‘Abd al- Rahīm ‘Alī traces the history of the emergency law in Egypt. He also examines the terrorist attacks that rocked Egypt from 1981 through 1990, arguing that the emergency law failed to defeat terrorism.