Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 20, 2001
Taliban refused to renew visas given to three western diplomats who are waiting in Kabul to meet their citizens working in rescue agencies. The citizens are accused of Christian missionary activity in Afghanistan.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 15, 2001
The 17 representatives of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood decided to compete with the leftist opposition Tagammu party over the presidency of the opposition bloc in the parliament after the withdrawal of the right wing Wafd party.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 15, 2001
Abud Al-Zumor, the Jihad member who was among the first to sign the initiative denouncing violence was moved from Tora prison, where the members of the shura council of Al-Gama’at Al-Islamiya are serving various prison sentences, to Abu Zabal prison. This was believed to be a step to separate the...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آب (اغسطس) 7, 2001
The Coptic Orthodox cathedral is organizing eleven conferences for Coptic youths in the USA and Canada with the aim of tying emigrant Copts to Egypt.
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 12, 2001
Pope Shenouda said that Copts are religiously allowed to be sworn in as witnesses, explaining that this does not contradict Biblical verses that prevent swearing under any circumstances.
Date of source: الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 10, 2001
Pope Shenouda emphasized his refusal to announce the names of expelled religious men which has been requested several times recently by educated Copts. He said that the internal punishment they received was enough.
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 11, 2001
The library of Great Cairo will hold a seminar about inter-religious dialogue. The seminar will be held under the supervision of the Culture minister and will be attended by Dr. Ali Samaan.
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 9, 2001
The Vatican disfigured a campaign launched against it by some Jewish groups, when researchers decided to stop reviewing the Vatican’s role in World War II. The Vatican strongly defended the role of Pope Pious XXII during the war declaring that he did his best to help the Jews during the Nazis time.
Date of source: الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 10, 2001
The congress counselor Tom Lantos attacked Islam and the Al-Hadibih agreement in a speech he made in front of the American-Israeli committee for general affairs. As a result of the American Muslims’ angry campaigns against him, he apologized to them for what he said. Still, they think that his...
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 13, 2001
The General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood expressed his dissatisfaction at the activities the government practice against the Muslim Brotherhood. He considered having 17 representatives in Parliament a big success. He declared his solidarity with the Egyptian church in its crisis with Al-Nabaa...