Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 26, 2002
The Egyptian police detained five supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Alexandria and four of its leaders were sentenced to an additional prison term. The detentions took place five days before the parliamentary elections.
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 6, 2002
Omar Ahmed, chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called the statement of Jerry Vines a ‘reckless, anti-Islamic statement´ which could lead to more hate crimes against Muslims in the US. Vines´ statement and other similar statements not only create a wedge between Muslims and...
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 22, 2002 to الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 28, 2002
Films supporting national unity are available in bookstores and churches. They call for lofty values and elevate the position of God in society. The author is not enthusiastic about these films because they are not aimed at bringing about national unity but at creating division. They deal with...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 8, 2002
The letter calls for a two state solution; Israel and Palestine, calls resistance against occupation justified but denounces violent methods of resistance.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 11, 2002
Al-Midan was the only Egyptian publication giving attention to the petition of the US Copts Association about al-Kosheh. It is customary for the US Copts Association to prepare petitions, demonstrations or other activities prior to a visit of president Mubarak to the US.Muslim-Christian-Jewish...
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 22, 2002
Nova, a major Dutch television program presented on June 13 a number of statements recorded in several Friday sermons in Dutch mosques. The Dutch Daily Trouw reported the TV program, including quotes from the sermons, and followed this up with several other articles. The author gives an overview of...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 15, 2002
The Cairo Foreign Press Association organized a visit to Coptic Old Cairo with Prof. Dr. Peter Grossmann and asked Cornelis Hulsman to write a report for the FPA Bulletin in May 2002. Hulsman pointed out that visiting Old Cairo with a scholar is very different from visiting it with Coptic clergy.
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 4, 2002
Because of the criticism in the Egyptian press on Coptic migrants we continued our overview of contributions on the Copts Daily Digest (see for the first overview RNSAW, 2002, week 14A, art. 11). Many responses in the Digest are strongly polarizing.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 16, 2002
The effects of the past 19 months of intifada and the last three weeks of war on Palestinian society have been dramatic and have made an indelible mark whose impact will be felt for many years to come. Palestinian society has lost its hope and its faith that peace is a possibility. Palestinian...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 20, 2002
Osama Salama´s words are sharp, full of anger about Coptic emigrants. People in Egypt, other Arab countries, Europe, the US and Israel itself protest against the Israeli atrocities against the Palestinians. But where are the voices of the emigrant Copts and Arab Christians? We checked the Copts...