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ʿAlī Laban, a member of the parliament affiliated with the Brotherhood, submitted an interpellation to the Minister of Culture in which he demanded the closure of the dance school in order to avoid its evils. The Minister of Culture said that that some believe that the school teaches belly dance, "...
This year, Arabs and Muslims have a very good opportunity at the Frankfurt International Book Fair. Thousands of European thinkers, scholars, and intellectuals will gather in this fair. The main theme of the book fair is Arab civilization, Arab and Islamic issues and the contributions of Arabs and...
The building of the Hanging Church is sort of an architectural miracle because it is built over a Roman fortress called Babylon. There is an empty space beneath the church and ground water had leaked into it. The church was affected by the 1992 earthquake, which led the ministry of culture to begin...
Dr. Abdel-Azeem Al-Mata’ani has been behind most of the cases of accusing writers of kufr [unbelief]. The latest writer he accused of disbelief is Ahmed Al-Shahawi because of his book "Commandments on Loving Women." The author believes that because Al-Mata’ani was not paid the attention he always...
God revealed [to humanity] three heavenly [monotheistic, divinely-inspired] religions so that the followers of each religion would worship the one God. The characteristics of national unity are very obvious in the era of Mubarak, with the reverence of the motto, “Religion is for God and the nation...
We were mistaken to think that religious extremism that attacks creativity faded away in the recent years. In Sheikh Zayed City in Egypt, where the head of the City destroyed two statues decorating its entry after some fundamentalists put pressure on him. For they think that these statues are just...
An article was published last issue titled “Sectarian Strife in Alexandria,” by Hamdi Rizq, in which the author objects to the idea of holding a festival for Christian films. The film festival was characterized by a sense of national unity between the two poles of the one nation in every phase of...
For the first time in the history of artistic festivals in Egypt, the festival of Christian Orthodox Films, sponsored by Nidaa Al-Agrass “the sound of Bells” Coptic Association in Alexandria, featured 19 films. Since 1987, Christian films reached 75, with eminent actors and actresses taking roles...
A Brotherhood deputy in the People’s Assembly demanded an explanation from the minister of culture “for the reasons for insisting on founding a dance school with government money.” “The shaking of women’s bodies leads to enticement and corruption…the corruption [of society] as a result of this...
The article gives an idea of the problems related to considering the alleged shrine of Rabbi Abu Hasera an ancient Jewish site that is to fall under the supervision of the Antiquities Department.

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