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22. Monasteries not dens of iniquity
Date of source: Sunday, June 24, 2001
Thousands of outraged Copts converged on St Mark’s Cathedral to express their anger to Pope Shenouda and ask for decisive measures against the newspaper. Watani talked to the Pope and Church leaders; and conveyed readers’ questions about the truth of the story. The shocked public demanded that the...
17. Notes on the Monk - Journalistic issue "The jeopardy of religious slogans"
Date of source: Saturday, June 23, 2001 to Friday, June 29, 2001
The author believes that Egyptians should know about each other’s beliefs and have mutual respect for each other and that freedom of belief is more important than freedom of speech. He believes that there should be a plan to resolve problems rather than the constant fire fighting that occurs now.
16. Al-Nabaa newspaper and those lying in wait. The Coptic revolution and the seaweed
Date of source: Thursday, June 21, 2001
The author believes that this crisis was engineered as a way for outside bodies to become involved in Egypt’s internal affairs. He questions the aims behind publishing the article and the timing. He claims it was not an attack on Copts but on the whole of Egypt and national unity.
7. The truth about the expelled monk
Date of source: Wednesday, June 20, 2001
The State Security Attorney began interrogating Mamdouh Mahran, editor-in-chief of Al-Nabaa, who published pornographic photographs of Adel Sadallah Ghobrial, a former monk. They are also investigating a complaint filed by a lady who was blackmailed by him.
11. Eyewitness account of demonstrations against al-Nabaa newspaper in the Cathedral
Date of source: Saturday, June 23, 2001
Christians came flooding to the cathedral following the publication of an article in Al-Nabaa newspaper. They were searching for a personal answer concerning the church’s response to what was written. The article was about an ousted monk and his sexual adventures in the monastery. The heated...

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