Date of source: Sunday, November 11, 2001
A young Christian woman was appointed as an
assistant professor in the Islamic Studies Department. She was not sure that the Faculty would accept her joining
the department, in which only Muslim students study. However her intelligence encouraged her Muslim professors to
support her, regardless...
Date of source: Sunday, March 5, 2006
Father Shenouda Marqus rejects the Danish cartoons and expresses his understanding for the angry feelings of Muslims, but at the same time wonders why Muslims in Egypt do not show the same level of sanctity towards Christianity, which he feels is being humiliated everyday in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, September 14, 2003
The writer absolves Dr. Hassan Hanafi, philosophy Professor at the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University, of allegations against him. Some Christian students had expressed their frustrations at a lecture on "misquotation and falsification of the Bible."
Date of source: Thursday, September 11, 2003
The writer comments on a message published in one of the Egyptians newspapers, recounting an accident that took place at the Faculty of Al-Alsun, Department of Spanish Language. On February 19, 2003, Professor Dr. Nagwa Mehraz gave a lecture on translation in which she spoke about Christianity and...
Date of source: Sunday, September 7, 2003
Some teachers overstep their educational role and encroach upon the domain of faith and creeds, holding undue comparisons between religions, and ridiculing the Christian faith in front of Christian students or after they have asked these students to leave the classroom
Date of source: Sunday, December 29, 2002
A comparison between Coptic Christmas before and after President Musbarak´s decision that January 7 is a national holiday. The author expresses the hope that this decision will revive the motto “Religion is for God and the homeland is for us all.”
Date of source: Sunday, June 30, 2002
The board of the Neurosurgery Department of Zagazig Medical School denied promotion rights to Dr. Joseph Iskandar because the class of 2002 was expected to include two candidates who are related to members of the faculty of the medical school. Dr. Iskander took his case to court. Finally, the...
Date of source: Monday, October 3, 2005
Copts abroad are also alleging that Christian girls are kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam, forgetting that Egyptian law criminalizes the act of harassing women in public. Egypt is not Chicago nor is it a barbaric society ruled by whims. In Egypt, any man would rush to the aid of a woman,...
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2004
Here are two stories that show how some people have mutilated religion, and transformed it from a source of love and tolerance, to one of hatred and hostility. I do not claim that people involved represent all Muslims, but this manner of thinking does exist, and could cause problems in the future.
Date of source: Sunday, February 6, 2005
The concept of citizenship rights forms the basis of the relationship between the citizen and the State. In this context, it is hoped that the ‘religion’ box [which identifies the holder’s religion, on his or her identification documents] would be abolished from official papers.” The words belong...