Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 18, 2001
The lawyer of the Gama’at Al-Islamiya said that if investigations proved that members of the group were behind the armed robbery of the national bank of Al-Marragha it meant that those who rejected the initiative denouncing violence had begun to take practical steps. A statement was issued by the...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 18, 2001
The spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood expressed his uneasiness about calls for the return of the electoral list. He believes that this is against the constitution and aims to rule out certain political trends. He noted that the brotherhood’s attitude concerning the Shura Council’s elections is...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 12, 2001
The Grand Sheikh of the Azhar received the American under-secretary of state and head of the International Office of Religious Freedom in the United States. He explained that the thousand-year-old Azhar is based on moderation and investigating the true religious issues and calls for the spreading...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 10, 2001
Bishop Yohanna Qulta discussed the hottest religious issues in an interview of Akher Sa’a.. He also answered all questions concerning the relationship between Islam and Christianity, and the differences between them. He commented on how the Qur’an regarded Jesus Christ and Mary, and on why they...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 6, 2000
Marriage between a Muslim man and a Christian or a Jewish woman is allowed in Islamic countries while the opposite is not allowed. The author argues that if Muslims consider Christians people of the book, a Christian man should have the right to marry a Muslim woman. However, if they are...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 8, 2001
The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated Christmas on January 7. The Saturday evening mass, which lasted 2.5 hours was broadcast live on Egyptian TV. Many prominent Egyptians were present. Channel 3, interviewed Pope Shenouda, the Grand Imam and others about national unity. Of course, both Muslims and...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 9, 2001
Dr. Rodolph Yanney, president of the Society of Coptic Church Studies and founder and editor of Coptic Church Review in 1980, gave the RNSAW permission to bring his articles in the Copts Digest and the Coptic Daily Digest, published in 1999, together in one report describing the factors leading to...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 29, 2000
At the conference called "Seeing is a right for all," which was held at the Ministry of Health, the Grand Imam and the Mufti said they agreed to the transplantation or donation of body organs as long as this was done legally and agreed upon by doctors. They quoted many Qur’anic verses to support...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 31, 2000
The author pointed out that he had crossed out many of the comments he received on "Awan Al-Ward" because he was keen to limit the arguments around the serial in the frame of its being a dramatic work that has nothing to do with preaching religion. Also, he was surprised by an article in Al-Ahram...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 12, 2000
The Azhar refused to give its authorization for the publication of a book titled Historical deception because it defames Christianity. A committee that consists of scholars from the Islamic Research Institute was formed to pass its judgment on the book. After a long discussion, a decision was made...