Date of source: Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Jamāl Badāwī refers to the importance of a book by Coptic historian
Sawirus Ibn al-
Muqaffac entitled, ‘Tārīkh alĀbā’ al-Batārikah’ [The History of
Patriarchs]. The book presents a clear picture of the relationship between Copts and Muslims during the
early Islamic
state.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
This
article analyzes the contradictions in
Yūhannā al-Nīqūsī’s testimony on the seventh
century Islamic conquest.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 20, 2006
The author
discusses Bishop Yūhannā al-
Naqyūsī’s historical account of the seventh century
Arabian conquest of Egypt and refutes the claims
mentioned either by him or the Abyssinian translator about the
brutality of the Arabs when they entered
Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 13, 2006
This article is about an ancient manuscript that
describes
the Islamic conquest of Egypt. The author says that its translation is biased and that the
translator tampered with
the original text.
Date of source: Sunday, September 17, 2006
The review takes up varied opinion
articles in the Egyptian and Arab press about the statements of Pope Benedict XVI of the Roman Catholic
Church in
which he purportedly attacked Islam and the Prophet Muhammad in a lecture he gave in a German
university.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 31, 2006
The al-‘Assāl sons were the sons of a Coptic family who were
interested in science, literature and legislation, and who occupied vital positions in the Islamic era.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
The tolerance
and justice the Islamic
conquerors showed encouraged Copts in Egypt to become integrated within the Islamic
society. Jamāl
Badawī sheds light on the Coptic culture during the Islamic era.
Date of source: Saturday, May 20, 2006
Egyptians
are no longer
peaceful people, is the idea that Ramzī Zaqlama is explaining in his column in Al-
Wafd. He attended a
lecture at the cathedral were it was discussed along with Copts problems.
Date of source: Sunday, December 21, 2003
The author comments on the demand of some congressmen that $1 million of American aid be allocated to the Ibn Khaldoun Center. He believes that they were aiming either at sowing discord between the center and people who deal with it or wanted to prove that the center functions under their...
Date of source: Thursday, December 2, 2004
“Expatriates and orientalists had a significant impact on forging the Westerners’ image about Islam and Prophet Muhammad. Some of them were fair but others were wearing dark glasses and that is how they viewed everything as dark, the very color of their hearts, alleging Islam is a religion brought...