Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 6, 2009
Minister Zaqzūq has called on Muslims to visit the al-Aqsá mosque while for the first time ever an Israeli musician has performed in Cairo. Both events have raised fears about the normalization of relations with Israel.
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 26, 2009
The internationally acclaimed conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim gave his first performance in Egypt at the Cairo Opera House on April 16. His visit has received mixed reviews from Egyptians.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 16, 2008
The Egyptian culture minister has called for accepting all religions; not just the three Abrahamic ones. The statement is a controversial one has divided opinions amongst religious scholars in Egypt.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 11, 2008
The author discusses the need to preserve the Egyptian heritage, and how everybody should immerse themselves in this process, providing examples of how historical areas have been allowed to fall into disrepair.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 11, 2008
The author comments on the Culture Minister and his potential appointment to UNESCO, wondering how he can be considered for the position having openly proclaimed the need to burn books in his ministry about Israel.
Date of source: الخميس, نيسان (أبريل) 17, 2008
Shaykh Yūsuf al-Badrī rules that demonstrations and strikes are religiously prohibited and nonsense.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 21, 2007
Restoration works implemented in the Hanging Church and the Coptic area in Old Cairo are about to be completed. 96% of the works are finished and the rest is to come, according to officials at the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
Date of source: السبت, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 10, 2007
The article reports on a report published by the U.S.-based America in Arabic news agency about a U.S.-Jewish delegation meeting with the minister of culture to discuss the establishment of a Jewish museum in Cairo to narrate the history of Jews in Egypt.
Date of source: السبت, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 10, 2007
Bilāl al-Dawwī reports
on the legal problems facing the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies, and wonders the problems could lead to
the closure of the center.
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The Egyptian-Polish archaeological mission unearthed three papyri containing Coptic inscriptions that date back to the sixth century during excavation works at one of the Middle Kingdom tombs in al-Karnak, Luxor.