Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 16, 2000
Ministers exchanged accusations in the session of the People’s Assembly yesterday, because of Ibrahim Sa’ada’s article on the Azhar incidents, "government is watching." Omar Hashim said that Sa’ada insulted the whole nation by insulting the parliamentary members.
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 22, 2000
The General Prosecutor will start to examine the file of the dispute over the presidency of the Labor Party, in order to investigate the charges and irregularities claimed to be committed in the party. This came after the decision by the committee of parties not to take into consideration the...
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 21, 2000
The decision of the Parties Committee, concerning the suspension of Al-Shaab, raised wide scale reactions among other opposition parties. Al-Tagammu, Nasserist, Al-Wefaq Al-Watani Parties have all announced their rejection of the principle of closing down newspapers.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 21, 2000
The leader of Al-Wafd party deplored the recent steps taken by the Parties Affairs Committee against the Labor Party and its newspaper. The Party Affairs Committee announced on Sunday the suspension of Al-Shaab and all the other papers issued by the Labor party. The closure will be valid until all...
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 20, 2000
Minister of Culture, Farouq Hosni, confirmed that he will stay in his position and won’t be the scapegoat of the government. The Minister ruled out, in an interview with Al- Gezira TV, the idea of dismissing him in order to calm down public opinion after the fierce campaign launched against the...
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 19, 2000
Dr. Tantawi, the Sheikh of the Azhar, told Sawt Al Azhar, after returning from Saudi Arabia, about the first time he heard about the novel" Banquet for Seaweed." He confirmed that he waited for the Ministry of Culture to bring the novel to the Azhar, but the Minister didn’t take any steps to do so.
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 18, 2000
Al-Ahrar writes that the Islamic Research Institute of the Azhar announced that Haider’s novel is full of words that humiliate and insult religion, Allah, the Qur’an and Prophet Mohammed. In addition, it said that the Ministry of Culture did not ask the Azhar for its opinion before publishing the...
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 13, 2000 to الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 19, 2000
In a climate of extremism, there are those who seek commercial benefits by provoking religious feelings. That’s why we study the Coca Cola rumor here. The rumor says that the Coca Cola logo reads in a mirror as "No Mohammed, No Makkah".
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 8, 2000 to الخميس, آيار (مايو) 11, 2000
The following is not a defense of Dr. Mohammed Abbas, who is too valuable to be reached by those ridiculous people, it is a simple approach to his world as he is not willing to get nearer to the lights of the media.
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 12, 2000
Responsible personnel at the Ministry of Culture face up about 5 years imprisonment.