Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 26, 2003
A US federal judge postponed the case of Lin Stewart, lawyer of Omar Abdel Rahman, until January 12, 2004. Stewart is accused of helping Abdel Rahman to contact leaders of the Gama’a Al-Islamiya in Egypt.
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 3, 2003
Dozens of Christian religious men in the US urged President Bush to avert waging war on Iraq. They asserted that such a war would be a violation of the teachings of Christ. They published their appeal in a full-page in The New York Times.
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 26, 2003
The criminal court in Sohag will hand down tomorrow its sentence in this case of the religious sedition which took place in Al-Kosheh village in 2001.
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 23, 2003
A presidential decree has been enacted to refer 43 terrorists belonging to the Jihad group to the military judiciary. The leader of the group made detailed confessions concerning the group’s terrorist plans.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 21, 2003
Princess Mona Al-Hussein, sister of the Jordanian King, laid the foundation stone of the first modern church named after Saint John the Baptist. The church will be under the authority of the Archbishopric of the Greek Orthodox Church.
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 26, 2003
An Arab announcer working in an Arabic radio station in Belgium is accused of delivering fanatical Islamic messages via the radio. He was jailed after threatening to kill the inspectors of terrorism combat cell in the Belgian prosecution.
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 18, 2003
The Council of American-Islamic Relations [CAIR] asked Christian leaders in Florida to remove a sign hanging outside a Protestant Church there as it offends Islam. CAIR says that the sign may contribute to the increasing intolerant feelings towards Muslims in Florida.
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 17, 2003
The president of the British Islamic Center requested that the British government ban the showing of a Norwegian commercial for a British airline company. The commercial allegedly distorts the image of Muslims.
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 15, 2003
Pope Shenouda III hailed national unity in Egypt during his meeting with the Cypriot president at the Egyptian embassy in Nicosia. He thanked president Mubarak for declaring January 7 a national feast for all Egyptians.
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 18, 2003
The imprisoned leaders of the Gama’a Al-Islamiya have not been released as was expected after they reconsidered their ideologies and renounced violence. Still, they receive special treatment in prison.