al-Zamālik / Cairo

The article describes the events of the first Coptic Studies Symposium that was recently held at the University of Toronto.

Abū Turaykah describes Egypt’s victory over the Ivory Coast in the African Cup of Nations as a great victory that resembles Badr’s victory and hopes that Manuel Jose converts to Islam

The following presents a report on poverty in Egypt, and specifically how this issue is being addressed by the Coptic Orthodox Church in an attempt to alleviate the suffering of Egyptians.

Cairo churches offer financial and in-kind aid to the refugees of Darfur. The following lines shed light on the refugees’ lives in Egypt.

Muḥammad Ḥabīb interviews David Arnold, president of the American University in Cairo. David Arnold comments on the issue that arose when a woman wearing a Niqāb was restricted from accessing the AUC library.

Subtitle:
Signing a

21 million pound restoration contract
Egypt’s minister of culture has

signed a contract of 21 million

Egyptian pounds to restore the famous Hanging Church bringing to an end a

15-year-old dispute about the restoration

of the 5th century church. The aim is to develop historical old

Cairo which includes the mosque of Amr Ibn El-Ass,

the first mosque in Egypt, and the Jewish synagogue of

Ibn Ezra. The head of the International Dialogue Association

between religions in Paris, Dr. Ali El-Saman,

said "This project is a symbol of the national unity in Egypt."

Dr. Hammād ^cAbd Allāh Hammād criticizes some practices in the tourist sector in Egypt especially forbidding veiled women from entering certain tourist establishments.

The author criticizes the American funding of Egyptian

NGOs and US

interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries under the pretext of spreading democracy and

freedom

in the Arab world.

John Watson writes about MECO (Middle East Christian Outreach) and MEET (the Middle East Experience Team) and their work in the Middle East.

Money may push many to commit illegal acts. Here

the

author explains how many churches were robbed by certain people who managed to deceive Christian religious men,

making use of the “religious bond”.