Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 5, 2003
The Sheikh of the Azhar said that he discussed with President Mubarak the Azhar educational curricula and the activities of the Azhar in regard to sending scholars abroad to explain the tolerance and the Shari’a of Islam.
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 12, 2003
Muslim preachers in Arab and Islamic countries warn against helping the US in attacking Iraq, stressing that any form of help is against the Shari’a. They call upon combating the new US occupation which targets Arab and Islamic nations.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 28, 2003
Aqidati claims that the Israeli daily Ma´ariv observed that there are many signs indicating the imminent coming of the Messiah: the appearance of the ten lost tribes, occupying Mecca, eliminating Muslim leaders and turning Muslims into slaves for the Jews.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 28, 2003
The Islamic community in the US expressed dissatisfaction at a plan prepared by the FBI to survey mosques in the US as part of a demographic study to combat terrorism. On the other hand, the Italian Minister of the Interior says that the danger of Islamic terrorism is great and is mounting.
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 2, 2003
Pope Shenouda participated in one of the symposiums of the Cairo International Book Fair. He commented on the expected war against Iraq, President Mubarak´s decision regarding January 7, Christians in the media, the relation between the American Christian right wing and Zionism, whether the...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 16, 2006
Meeting with an Egyptian official to discuss the application for NGO status.
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 25, 2003
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked the Israeli authorities to enforce the Israeli Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Coptic Orthodox Church regarding returning Al-Sultan monastery to the Egyptian Church.
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 25, 2003
A bus accident in Nuweba´ left 22 dead and 23 injured, all Christians. President Mubarak has sent a special airplane to transfer the victims to military hospitals. Pope Shenouda thanked him for his care for the victims.
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.