Date of source: Saturday, February 12, 2000 to Friday, February 18, 2000
The difficult kind of trading with Copts is the insistence of some clergymen to perform the role of the political representative of Copts. That was clear in an interview with Bishop Wissa in Al-Ahram, Saturday, February 2, in which he insists that he is responsible for his Coptic children, which...
Date of source: Sunday, February 13, 2000
The author of this article challenges some of the statements made by Reverend Father Makarious Youssef of the Church of St. George in Abu Qurqas in an interview with a foreign news agency.
Date of source: Saturday, February 12, 2000 to Friday, February 18, 2000
... Your Holiness Pope John Paul II, Pope of Vatican: Egypt is a country in which the crescent mingles with the cross. It has mosques and churches and everybody worships God Almighty. There are no sectarian conflicts at all and [this is] especially [so] in the era of President Mubarak. For the...
Date of source: Saturday, February 12, 2000 to Friday, February 18, 2000
Imagine that you have switched on the television and found a man announcing to everybody that Copts are persecuted and that they suffer from the Islamic occupation that must leave Egypt. Minutes later, another man appears, explaining religion in his own way, saying that Christians are Kufar [non-...
Date of source: Saturday, February 12, 2000 to Friday, February 18, 2000
News: The trial broadcasting of a specialized religious channel will be launched soon on the Egyptian television. The question that emerged, as soon as the religious channel was declared was: Do we need more religious fanaticism?! Moreover, even more dangerous, will we start dividing programs...
Date of source: Friday, February 11, 2000
This article is a historical one that deals with Egyptian patriotism and famous Christian leaders during the revolution of 1919. Nobody will deny that Egyptian patriotism in our modern history was well established due to the revolution of 1919.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 9, 2000
The Criminal Court of Sohag postponed the Al-Kosheh 1998 case in which Shaybob Abdel-Messih is accused of murder. The case was postponed to 5 March [2000] upon the request of Shaybob’s lawyer.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 9, 2000
What really happened in Al-Kosheh was not more than poisoned wind. In spite of the fact that some of the traitors tried to use these events for their benefits, it is not surprising to see faithful Egyptians trying to save the situation and turn off the communal [Ta’ifiya] fire because they felt...
Date of source: Monday, February 7, 2000
The writer confirms the negligence of the different factions that lead to this strife [Fitna]. He said that this negligence represented great danger to the stability of Egyptian society. He also believes that describing the events as "communal strife" [Fitna Ta’ifiyya] is in itself a real danger.
Date of source: Monday, February 7, 2000
This article deals with patriotic unity. It explains the meaning of "communal strife" [Fitna Ta’ifiyya] and tests the possibility of comparing these meanings with our reality. The term "communal strife" refers to the presence of tension, but does not include the precursors to the situation or the...