Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 24, 1998
Review of a book on the nature of relationships between the Pope and Anwar Al-Sadat.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 24, 1998
An agreement is signed between Kosovo Muslims and the Serbian authorities concerning education.
Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 28, 1998
3,000 Sunni Muslims protest a civil marriage bill passed by the cabinet.
Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 21, 1998
The closure of El-Destour leads to a debate on the role of the press.
Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 1, 1998
Profile of the left wing sheik, Khalil Abdel Karim
Date of source: الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 13, 1998
An American Church delegation visited Egypt and concluded at the end of their five day visit that allegations made in the American media about Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt are not true.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 11, 1998
Brief announcement about a sit in organized by the workers in Al-Destour newspaper that was closed down in February.
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 5, 1998
Cairo times reviews the cases of journalists sentenced for liable and reviews Al-Destour’s
Date of source: الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 6, 1998
The Islamist bi-weekly el-Sha’ab mentions the banning of al-Destour without, however, mentioning the extremist declaration which was published by el-Destour.
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 25, 1998
Destour published a text of extremists calling for the death of three Coptic businessmen which led to the subsequent closure of the newspaper and a discussion in the Egyptian press on the (limits of the) freedom of the press. In this week’s translation only the text of the statement of the...