Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 18, 2000
The General Secretary of the Azhar scholars’ Front sent a letter to Al-Usboa to explain what he really meant by his article which is said was meant to criticize the Grand Imam. He said that he meant to criticize the lady who interviewed the Grand Imam and not the Grand Sheikh himself.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 18, 2000
A few months ago, the Grand Imam filed a lawsuit against the General Secretary of the Azhar Scholars’ Front because the latter wrote an article which the former believed was meant to criticize him. The president of the court asked for a reconciliation between them because both are great scholars...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 12, 2000
The article in Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, December 6, was based in a press release of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), an American Muslim group defending the civil rights of Muslims in the USA. CAIR declared its support for a Christian woman who wanted to wear what she believes to be a...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 14, 2000
Egyptian police said that a "mentally unstable" teacher stabbed Father Hizqyal Ghubrial, the shepherded of the Church of the Virgin Mary in the village of Bardis in Sohag, with a knife after accusing him of using magic and witchcraft to separate him from his wife.
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 13, 2000
The bishop wrote his letter immediately after a judge decided to release 87 suspects for the murder of 21 Christians and one Muslim in the village of Al-Kosheh. The bishop gives an overview of the events that took place in el-Kosheh and concludes "If the guilty is not punished, and the criminals...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 7, 2000
An Egyptian criminal court ordered the release without bail of 89 defendants who remain charged with offences related to the case of Al-Kosheh. One reason for the release was believed to be the fact that the month-long Muslim holy period of Ramadan is under way, along with the Coptic Christmas...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 14, 2000
Because of the increased and continuing atrocities of the State of Israel, the Islamic Scholars around the world declared this Ramadan a month of Intifada saying that it is a divine obligation upon the Muslims world-wide to respond to their call verbally, financially, physically and militarily.
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 6, 2000
The Council of the Suez Canal University agreed to nominate the Grand Imam for the King Faisal International Award for the year 2002 and as an appreciation for his great efforts in serving the Islamic cases all over the world.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 4, 2000
Security in Sana’a continues interrogating a colonel at the Ministry of Interior who opened fire on worshipers at the Grand Mosque following Friday prayers claiming to be the savior of masses. A government official said he was suffering from psychological problems.
Date of source: السبت, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 9, 2000
An armed man called Abbass Al-Baqar shoot, randomly, at the worshippers in the mosque of Al-Garapha village in Sudan. Twenty worshippers were killed and more than 40 others were moved to Umdurman Hospital. An official spokesman of the Sudanese police said that Al-Baqar belongs to the group of Al-...