Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 24, 1999 to الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 30, 1999
A comment on the claims made in the advertisement. The author has been collecting information in the past four years on 80 Christian girls who converted to Islam. Seven out of the ten names mentioned in the advertisement were in his files. There is no evidence of kidnap but the young age of several...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 25, 1999
[The text was placed a second time, with some changes, on June 30, 1999] Ten girls are mentioned by name. The advertisement claimed that they, along hundreds of others, were kidnapped, sexually violated and forced to convert to Islam.
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 30, 1999
President Hosni Mubarak has met the delegation of the Coptic Churches in America. The head of the delegation declared that they were all proud of being Egyptians and supporting President Mubarak. He also pointed out that the minority which is trying to defame Egypt does not belong to the Egyptians...
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 28, 1999
President Mubarak started his visit to the USA last Saturday. During that period, the American campaigns against Egypt developed. Some of the American organizations prepared a report about the persecution of the Copts in Egypt. The report accused the Egyptian government of rewarding the police...
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 28, 1999
The author, a high ranking Coptic Orthodox priest in Egypt, answers some points raised by emigrated Copts (mainly in the USA) alleging the persecution of the Christian minority in Egypt.
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 26, 1999
Two representatives of an organization called "Freedom House" in the USA claimed that they came to Egypt to make a report about the persecution of Copts in Egypt. A representative of this organization visited Egypt and met Boutros Ghali, the minister of the Egyptian economy, in order to give him...
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 28, 1999
Pope Shenouda commented that the problem of the Coptic Waqf is beginning to diminish after the church had regained its authority over 756 feddans from the Islamic Waqf System. Concerning the problems facing Copts in Egypt, he declared his rejection of any foreign interference in Egyptian domestic...
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 24, 1999
Pope Shenouda confirmed in the recent press conference that the reputation of Egypt is important for the Coptic Church. He also said that Copts care about the success of the visit of Mubarak to the USA because he is the greatest symbol of this country. Pope Shenouda also insisted on the President...
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 24, 1999
Pope Shenouda expressed the Coptic Church’s thanks to President Hosni Mubarak for intervening to return the Coptic properties to the church. The Pope fiercely criticized foreign attempts to intervene in Egypt’s internal affairs under the guise of protecting the rights of the Copts.
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 24, 1999
Yesterday, Pope Shenouda held a press conference in which he praised the efforts of the government for taking care of the rights of its citizens. This happened after the Church regained its authority over the lands that were taken from it by force.