Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 28, 2000
The Muslim-Christian relationship is a relationship that is determined by God in the Holy Qur’an. The Holy Qur’an is the heavenly constitution that organizes Muslim-Christian relations. God always asks his followers, whether Christians or Muslims, to plant love and friendship not enmity and...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 31, 2000
Can the Sheikh Al-Azhar remain in office after the government accused him publicly and indirectly of opposing Islamic Shari’a [Islamic law] - considered by the constitution as the main source of legislation - and providing the government, the president and members of the parliament with inaccurate...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 24, 2000
We discussed with Bishop Bissenti the possibility of the presence of foreign fingers in the matter, about the American law of religious persecution - whether it had tempted the Copts to start problems from inside Egypt, and about the suggestion of a delegation from [the US] Congress visiting Egypt...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 23, 2000
In his declaration to the Syrian editors-in-chief [during a presidential visit to Syria], President Mubarak denied the rumor, which stated that Egypt has received a request from the American Congress members in which they allegedly asked to come to Egypt in order to investigate Al-Kosheh events.
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 22, 2000 to الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 28, 2000
... There were a good number of people with interests - inside and outside - messing with many things, and dealing with what happened in Al-Kosheh as spoils to be taken, even if they had to start more fires in it!
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 22, 2000 to الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 28, 2000
And we do not say "Try Again? Y/N" because we do no t want you to. We realize that you are going to try, however. Of course, we mean those who incited what happened in Al-Kosheh between Muslims and Copts, and turned it to a subject of statements which they fired simultaneously from different...
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 22, 2000 to الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 28, 2000
We must not swallow the bait, and make a funeral of every terrorist activity happening in Egypt, weeping and fearing a terrorism that has come back, and become like diabetes where a patient can only live with the disease, not be cured from it! There is a great difference between the terrorism that...
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 22, 2000 to الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 28, 2000
Among his suggestions for actions to resolve the Al-Kosheh crisis the author writes: Enough the "Everything-is-all-right" committees! A government body for managing such crises must be founded. It must have the right of immediate intervention [in any such crisis]. Its opinion must be binding upon...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 26, 2000
President Mubarak issued three presidential decrees for building three new churches for Orthodox Copts: a church in Mustafa Fahmi street in Helwan, Cairo, a church in Al-Shat Street in Fayyoum, and a third in Marina tourist village [on the Mediterranean coast]. The president has also issued three...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 23, 2000
Presidential decree number 456 in 1999 has been issued. This presidential decision permitted the rebuilding of Virgin Mary Church for the Coptic Orthodox in Al-Fayyoum. This church was damaged in the earthquake of 1992.