Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 18, 2001
The Attorney General decided to appeal against the ruling given in Al-Kosheh action after examining the reasons for the court’s ruling. A time for holding an emergency session to examine the Attorney General’s appeal will be set.
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 12, 2001
Pope Shenouda III will head the sessions of the Middle East Council of Churches to be held in Cairo from March 15. The meetings will be attended by a number of heads of Eastern churches, including the Armenian Orthodox Catholicos and the Greek Orthodox Pope. Sessions will discuss means to bring...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 6, 2001
For the first time, the elections of the Maglis el-Milli [Congregational Council] will run without any one from the opposition nominating himself. The relationships between the different popes and the Congregational Council witnessed times of confusion because each party wanted to direct the other...
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 8, 2001
The Minister of Waqfs received the English Ambassador to Cairo who expressed his conviction about the importance of dialogue between heavenly religions in the Middle East. The Minister emphasized the point that Islam urges dialogue between heavenly religions and that the Azhar, along with the...
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 9, 2001
The American Congress started its session with Islamic invocations as an appreciation for Islam, as one of the main religions in the United States and for the increased role of Muslims there. The invocation was read by the head of the mosque of Dar Al-Higra [litt: House of Emigration] in the state...
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 10, 2001
Three thousand Iranian students participated in demonstrations objecting to the suppression of freedom of opinion and expression, and closure of reformist newspapers. Other demonstrations took place in cities in west and east Iran, while the country celebrated 23 years of Islamic Revolution. The...
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 7, 2001
A group of lawyers started lawsuits demanding the Bar Association elections be delayed until new candidates are chosen. Another lawyer sent a warning about starting a lawsuit against the judiciary committee. A Brotherhood meeting was held, aimed at confronting the negativities of the now-announced...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 31, 2001
Fa’iq Bolous, the former monk, who left monasticism after spending eleven years in one of Wadi Al-Natroun’s monasteries, continues his confession. He said that Father Matta Al-Maskeen is the reason for the suffering of the monks in Wadi Al-Natroun and that Pope Shenouda said that the monastery of...
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 5, 2001
The Egyptian parliament discussed changing the law of citizenship allowing the children of Egyptian women, whose non-Egyptian husbands were dead, absent, or who had divorced them, to be Egyptian citizens. The Ministries of Interior and Justice rejected the proposal as it conflicts with the...
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 4, 2001
The article is the text of a message Bishop Gregorios sent to the late sheikh Sha’arawi about the latter’s comments on Christian beliefs about the nature of Jesus Christ. The author believes that publishing this sensitive message is a way of bringing Christians and Muslims closer together.