Date of source: Monday, January 24, 2000
At the beginning of the symposium, the attendees stood for a minute of mourning for the martyrs of Al-Kosheh. Mr. Hussein Mansour began by saying that speaking of minorities and majorities is an expression of the failure to find a political majority. Then, he reviewed the eras of the ups and downs...
Date of source: Monday, January 24, 2000
The accusation of the Western colonialist countries that they are behind what is happening of sectarian conflicts is not something plucked out of thin air. It is the result of a bitter history.
Date of source: Monday, January 24, 2000
The attitude of Al-Gamaat Al-Islamiyya towards the case of Al-Kosheh is a pointer for many things in the Egyptian reality. The most important of these is the agreement of all powers on the political map of Egypt on gathering [Egyptians] together and enhancing the spirit of unity, and that the real...
Date of source: Monday, January 24, 2000
No doubt, the last incidents of Al-Kosheh are a disaster, by all means. They were not the result of terrorism that can be contained, but sprang out of the sectarian atmosphere that was found to be embedded in hearts and souls.
Date of source: Monday, January 24, 2000
After the incidents of Al-Kosheh, and in one of the Gulf satellite channels, Dr. Milad Hanna was back to that ugly tone that he started years ago, the tone through which he denied all his past developmental ideas and his patriotic enlightened history (or, for accuracy, his history that seemed...
Date of source: Monday, January 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: Sunday, January 23, 2000
Since the bloody events of Al-Kosheh took place, many officials went there in order to investigate the matters. If I had the right to search for an answer for what happened, I would have said that what happened was due to a corrupt atmosphere that was adopted by an ex-president...
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2000
... I am one of those who believe that all Egyptians are citizens of the state with the same rights and duties. They acquire the characteristic of the Egyptian citizen according to their Egyptian nationality that is the direct and certain result of their birth and upbringing in this land. Their...
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2000 to Friday, January 28, 2000
Following the same pattern of the United States, Canada, and England, a statement condemning the incidents at Al-Kosheh, and holding the Muslims and the government of Egypt responsible for what happened was widely distributed on the second day of the new year to parties, news agencies, and...
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2000 to Friday, January 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!