Date of source: Sunday, November 22, 1998
Pope Shenouda III assured that a deviated minority of Copts abroad does not represent all Egyptian Copts abroad.
Date of source: Saturday, November 21, 1998
Daniel Kurtzer, US Ambassador to Cairo, said relations between Egypt and the USA
are excellent, and President Clinton cares about discussing the latest development in the region with President Hosni Mubarak. He said he himself assured that what happened in Al-Koshh has nothing to do with...
Date of source: Friday, November 20, 1998
The media frenzy caused by the events of Al-Koshh and the exaggerated reactions is a matter which invites us to wonder. Why were all these attempts made to assure a fact!! The Copts enjoy full citizenship and do not face any sort of persecution. Such horror over this issue does not deny there is a...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 24, 1998
The Imam of the Azhar, Sheikh Dr. Mohamed Sayed Tantawy said Egypt has its own characteristics and traditions. "It is known for being a country accepting all religions. Muslims and Christians have been peacefully living in Egypt for 1400 years. They are neighbors living in unity in spite of all...
Date of source: Friday, November 13, 1998
The paper interviewed people in the street, actors, actresses and journalists who all stressed the unity between Muslims and Christians. Dr. William Qilada discusses the Hamayouni law. The paper is convinced countries as Britain and Israel would like to see Egypt’s national unity destroyed.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 18, 1998
Coptic businessmen have announced their intention to sue the British reporter and her newspaper ’The Sunday Telegraph’ concerning what was written about Coptic persecution in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, November 15, 1998
Minister of Tourism Dr. Mamdouh Al-Beltagi said that all attempts to ravage the relationship between Muslims and Christians will be in vain. The minister pointed out the plan, made by Egypt’s Ministries of Culture and Tourism, to promote the visit of the sites of the Holy Family.
Date of source: Monday, November 16, 1998
I am one of thousands of Christians peacefully living in Egypt with their Muslim brothers. In the village where I grew up and at the school where I received my education, I never felt the differences between Muslims and Christians. However, after graduation when I was looking for a job, I started...
Date of source: Friday, November 13, 1998
The prize was previously awarded to the King of Spain Juan Carlos, Nelson Mandela, he President of the Czech Republic Vaslev Havel and this year has been jointly awarded to Dr. Milad Hanna and to ex-Portuguese President Mario Suares. The paper published an interview with Dr. Hanna.
Date of source: Monday, November 9, 1998
The best thing about the incident in Al-Koshh was that it revealed many things, the most important being the ways of the West in penetrating a country and intervening in its domestic affairs.