Articles By Tarek Heggy

Reflections on the Coptic Question
Reflections on the Coptic Question
By: Tarek Heggy on: Wednesday 15 November 2017 - Genre: Essays

My special interest in the Coptic question, which is known to many people, led me to conduct an in-depth study of the  history of Christianity in Egypt in an attempt to acquaint myself with the s...

Two Misconceptions Concerning Egyptians
Two Misconceptions Concerning Egyptians
By: Tarek Heggy on: Wednesday 15 November 2017 - Genre: Social Sciences

Two properties falsely, and unfairly, attributed to Egypt and Egyptians by ordinary people and by experts, by foreigners and  by the Egyptians themselves have been repeated so often that they hav...

Islam between Copying and Thinking
Islam between Copying and Thinking
By: Tarek Heggy on: Wednesday 15 November 2017 - Genre: Philosophy and Religion

In the years between 1967 and 1973, when I was studying towards a degree in law and a Masters in general and comparative law, I acquired a rudimentary knowledge of the principles of Islamic jurisprude...

نظرات في سلبية الشـعوب
نظرات في سلبية الشـعوب
By: Tarek Heggy on: Wednesday 15 November 2017 - Genre: Social Sciences

السلبية كجزء من ثقافة الفقر  هناك منظومتان لأثرِ الفقرِ على الشعوبِ ، منظومة توّلد التذمر والرفض والتعبير عن ذلك بشكلٍ ظاهرٍ ، ومنظومة توّلد "الرضا بما قسم القضا" – وهناك أسباب...

An Anatomy of People's Apathy
An Anatomy of People's Apathy
By: Tarek Heggy on: Wednesday 15 November 2017 - Genre: Social Sciences

The pattern of behaviour displayed by the victims of poverty differs from one culture to another. In some cultures, it takes the form of a defiant refusal to succumb to the grip of poverty and an open...

The Seven Pillars of Terrorism
The Seven Pillars of Terrorism
By: Tarek Heggy on: Wednesday 15 November 2017 - Genre: Politics

The word terrorism has been used to describe the activities of various groups over the last half century. For example, the British denounced the operations carried out by the Irish Republican Army as...

التعليم الديني‏ في الميزان
التعليم الديني‏ في الميزان
By: Tarek Heggy on: Wednesday 15 November 2017 - Genre: Philosophy and Religion

توجد إحصائيات تقول إن ربع المنخرطين في العملية التعليمية الدراسية في مصر اليوم من تلاميذ وطلاب إنما يدرسون في مؤسسات تعليمية دينية‏(‏ مدارس ومعاهد وكليات أزهرية‏).‏ كما أن هناك احصائيا...

Religious Education in the Balance
Religious Education in the Balance
By: Tarek Heggy on: Wednesday 15 November 2017 - Genre: Philosophy and Religion

According to some statistics, fully one quarter of those enrolled in the educational system in Egypt today are studying in religious educational establishments [schools, academies, and colleges run by...