Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 17, 2000
An Italian news paper revealed yesterday that Islamic extremists were planning to assassinate Pope John Paul II after he returned from his last visit to Middle East at the end of March.
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 17, 2000
The Philippines’ extremist group "Abu Sayaf" threatened yesterday to behead 29 hostages if Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman and Ramsey Youssef are not set free. Both men are actually sentenced to jail in United States of America for their involvement in the bombing of the World Trade Center. The group also...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 7, 2000
The official and popular welcome of Pope John Paul II reflected Egyptian tolerance and acceptance of "the Other." The Pope’s apology came at the beginning of a new stage in East-West relations characterized by dialog and the pursuit of peace and development. The Pope’s visit also supports the...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 8, 2000 to الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 14, 2000
Dr. Omar Abdel Kafi turned out to be a big lie. He clamed that he had obtained a PhD and masters degree from the Azhar University, but this turned out to be untrue. The great surprise was that Sheikh Omar Abdel Kafi was not registered among those who had been studying at the Azhar University. What...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 8, 2000 to الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 14, 2000
"Al-Mustashyakhoun" [Arabic for unqualified people who pretend to be sheikhs]
The people who belong to this group let their beards grow and sit in front of television cameras like superstars. They put the initials "Dr." before their names in order to mislead people and make them think that they...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 3, 2000
A questionnaire distributed in Egypt more than two years ago, to carry out a study of Egyptian society, raised many questions about the purposes and objectives of its composers as it contains a suspected hidden agenda and the methods of research seem to be contradictory. The research is being...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 3, 2000
A lot of irregularities are have been taking place in the Egyptian Organization of Human Rights [EOHR] after the election of Hafez Abu-Saeda, who assumed responsibility (for leading the organization) after the fourth General Assembly of the organization in 1998...
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 30, 2000
The Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Ikrima Sabry, did not attend the meeting that was held between some of the Jewish rabbis and the Pope of the Vatican... Besides this, Sheikh Ikrima confirmed that meeting the rabbis is not an important thing because they are fanatics and they call for the occupation...
Date of source: الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 31, 2000
In a meeting with the leaders of the Egyptian community in the United States , President Mubarak met with a number of Copts and discussed many issues regularly raised by Copts abroad.
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 3, 2000
The Minister for Religious Affairs, Hamdy Zaqzouq, supported the da’iya Shereen, in a press conference, which was principally held to announce arrangements for an Islamic conference. Shereen is at the center of a controversy over non-licensed Muslim women theologians being allowed to teach in...