Date of source: Wednesday, January 10, 2001
For the second time sentencing in the second Al-Kosheh case was postponed. The accused went to the Criminal Court of Sohag for the session at which verdicts were to be announced. However, the court was closed as one of the judges was ill. So the court decided to postpone the session until the...
Date of source: Sunday, January 7, 2001
The Criminal Court of Sohag held a deliberation session during which it confirmed the verdicts in the second case of Al-Kosheh. The verdicts will be officially declared in the session to be held next Tuesday. Executive and national bodies, in Sohag, started to prepare for the celebrations after...
Date of source: Friday, December 1, 2000
According to the report of the Human Rights Watch on Egypt, the government of President Hosni Mubarak intensified its efforts to exercise control over civil society institutions, harassing and restricting the activities of political parties, human rights and other nongovernmental organizations (...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 13, 2000
Marriage between a Muslim man and a Christian or a Jewish woman is allowed in Islamic countries while the opposite is not allowed. The author argues that if Muslims consider Christians people of the book, a Christian man should have the right to marry a Muslim woman. However, if they are...
Date of source: Friday, December 22, 2000
The author believes that the TV series "Awan al ward" (time for roses) encourages mixed marriages between Muslims and Christians in an attempt to promote "National unity." It is true, Bishay writes, that the Christian character admitted making a mistake by marrying a Muslim man. Still it is a...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 13, 2000
The bishop wrote his letter immediately after a judge decided to release 87 suspects for the murder of 21 Christians and one Muslim in the village of Al-Kosheh. The bishop gives an overview of the events that took place in el-Kosheh and concludes "If the guilty is not punished, and the criminals...
Date of source: Thursday, December 7, 2000
An Egyptian criminal court ordered the release without bail of 89 defendants who remain charged with offences related to the case of Al-Kosheh. One reason for the release was believed to be the fact that the month-long Muslim holy period of Ramadan is under way, along with the Coptic Christmas...
Date of source: Monday, December 4, 2000
Egyptian authorities imposed power on a village in Minia governorate after the eruption of fights between Muslims and Copts. The Ministry of Interior issued a statement denying that this incident has any political or sectarian motives. A fight had occurred between some members of a Muslim family...
Date of source: Friday, December 1, 2000
The International Press Institute organized a seminar on "Media and Interreligious Dialogue" in Vienna and invited the Religious News Service from the Arab World (RNSAW) to be present because of its pioneering work in media and inter-religious dialogue in the Arab World.
Date of source: Saturday, November 18, 2000
In the party given by UNESCO on the occasion of awarding Pope Shenouda the international prize for tolerance, the Pope expressed his appreciation of President Mubarak. He said that the president instructed to return the Coptic endowments and that the issue of restoring and building churches is...