Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 18, 2000
This concerns the controversy around the book of Dr. Abdel Sabour Shahin. His opponents want the book to be banned and brought this case before the court. The court wants to have the opinion of the Islamic Research Institute of the Azhar.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 29, 2000 to الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 4, 2000
Dr. Nasr Hamed Abu Zeid , who was accused of unbelief, five years ago, and fled to Holland commented, in an interview with Al Ahaly, on the case of Dr. Abdel Sabour Shaheen’s book "My Father Adam" , which was demanded to be banned but the court refused.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 28, 2000
Sub-titles: Dr. Abdel-Sabour Shahin: An international Islamic conference is needed to study how to choose the Sheikh Al-Azhar. Dr. Abdel-Azim Al-Matani: We must return to the old system: The Sheikh of the Azhar should be selected from the group of the Grand Ulama. Dr. Mohammed Ra’fat Othman: There...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 8, 2000
An interview with Dr. Abdel-Sabour Shahin, author of the controversial book "My father Adam", after the recent rejection of the case to ban the publishing of his book. Here he talks about the comparison of the case to a similar case he brought against Dr. Nasr Abu-Zeid some years ago, and about...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 1, 2000
The Cairo Emergency Court decided yesterday to reject the court case to ban the book "My Father Adam" written by Dr. Abdel-Sabour Shahin. The court said that there was no direct and personal benefit for the plaintiff.
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 10, 1999
Dr. Abdel Sabour Shahin has two court cases against him due to the publication of his book ’My Father Adam... The Story Of Creation Between Myth And Truth’, claiming in it that Adam is not the father of humankind, but the father of reasoning man, and that he was born of a father and a mother. Those...
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 26, 1999
Interview with Dr. Nasr Abu Zeid about his love for Egypt, his status at the Cairo University and Leiden University (The Netherlands), how it happened he was declared an apostate, how he left Egypt and his views about Islam and the West.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 16, 1999
This is the story of the most famous sixteen books which were confiscated throughout this century because of the taboos in our society (on religion, sex, and politics) which stand, like a sword on the neck, in front of everyone who has a certain opinion while the freedom allowed in the Arab world,...
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 21, 1999
Dr. Nasr Abu Zeid speaks about the necessity of the scientific study of the Qur’an and its history. He says that this study does not threaten the faith of a Muslim; on the contrary. Abu Zeid explains principles for research and his wish to return to Egypt. But first the court decision to declare...
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 19, 1999
Interview with Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, Grand Sheikh of the Azhar, about a range of actual subjects in Egypt, including regulating pilgrimage, his opposition to the embargo of Iraq, religious censorship, the new magazine of the Azhar, a fatwa on taking loans, presenting religious personalities...