Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 25, 2001
Christian pilgrims on the route of the Holy Family were surprised last week to discover that the so-called worshipping tree in the Muslim village of Nezlet Abed near the pilgrimage site at Gebel el-Teir had been chopped into pieces by local farmers. Local Christians claim the tree was 2000 years...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 27, 2000
The American University in Cairo warned a student she may be dismissed after she decided to wear the niqab and they prevented her from attending her classes. The student said that the administration of the University did not try to find a midway solution with her and just took this arbitrary...
Date of source: السبت, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 9, 2000
It is something ordinary to have a Ramadan tent in an expensive hotel. The surprise of this Ramadan is a new kind of tents, an Islamic tent that is called Al-Iman [faith]. Instead of presenting artistic numbers, the host presents handsome preachers. The guests of honor are the President of the...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 1, 2000
The International Press Institute organized a seminar on "Media and Interreligious Dialogue" in Vienna and invited the Religious News Service from the Arab World (RNSAW) to be present because of its pioneering work in media and inter-religious dialogue in the Arab World.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 30, 2000
The Editorial Board of the RNSAW announces six new members of the Board of Advisors.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 8, 2000
Editorial Board RNSAW:Drs. Cornelis Hulsman had been invited to give a lecture on his work for the RNSAW at a conference on "Media and Interreligious Dialogue" in Vienna, Austria on November 8 and 9. The conference had been organized by the International Press Institute in Vienna, the Department of...
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 26, 2000
The RNSAW formed an editorial board in April 2000. In this document the editorial policy of the RNSAW is explained.
Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 13, 2000
As always, Israel tries to divert the attention from important issues to marginal ones. This time it brings to the surface the case of the Jewish properties in Egypt, which were left behind, following the departure of their owners in the 1940s and 1950s.
Akhar Saa’ met the Jewish woman who is...
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 28, 2000
In their letter to Prim Minister, Dr. Atef Ebeid, the Academic Freedom Committee of Human Rights Watch protest against the on going detention of Prof. Saad El-Din Ibrahim and other staff members and researchers of the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies and urge their immediate release and...
Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 26, 2000
In his interview with Drs. Cornelis Hulsman, Khaled Hamza, asked him about his opinion concerning the relationships between the Muslim and Coptic communities in Egypt as well as about his opinion on both Pope Shenouda and the Sheikh of Al-Azhar. In addition to this he was asked to comment on the...