religion
ElBaradei denounces family photo smear campaign
Egypt
September 4, 2010
ElBaradei denounces family photo smear campaign
Egypt's most serious presidential challenger has accused President Hosni Mubarak's government of posting Facebook photos of his daughter in a…
Cairo’s unified prayer call, not so unified
Egypt
August 20, 2010
Cairo’s unified prayer call, not so unified
Since 2004, the Ministry of Religious Endowments has been talking of plans to unify the call to prayer among Cairo's…
Cairo Time… Coming to an end?
Opinion
August 18, 2010
Cairo Time… Coming to an end?
I recently had the pleasure of viewing the splendid film Cairo Time, directed by Ruba Nadda, a young Arab-Canadian.The film…
Youssef Ziedan: Misrepresentations of an intellectual
Opinion
July 28, 2010
Youssef Ziedan: Misrepresentations of an intellectual
Over the past year, Youssef Ziedan has reinvented himself as a public intellectual. In spite of this achievement, he has…
Priest’s wife found
Egypt
July 25, 2010
Priest’s wife found
In Minya on Friday, hundreds of Coptic Christians celebrated the return of Kamilia Shahata Zakher, the wife of Bishop Tedaous…
The ‘religionization’ of Egyptian public life
Opinion
June 16, 2010
The ‘religionization’ of Egyptian public life
The Egyptian Orthodox Church's stance against a recent Administrative Court ruling obliging the church to allow second marriages for Coptic…
International books digest
Books
June 6, 2010
International books digest
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson, translated by Reg Keeland. (Alfred A. Knopf, 2010). David Kamp…
Education Ministry to reform religious education
Egypt
April 27, 2010
Education Ministry to reform religious education
The Ministry of Education is planning reforms to the education system which will include a new subject titled "Ethical Education"…
Together in Egypt’s love
Egypt
February 17, 2010