Date of source: Thursday, November 12, 1998
Hafez Abou Se’da, secretary general of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR), admits accepting foreign funds and aid. But the charter of the organization states certain conditions for accepting funds, Se’da adds. In fact, the government itself
forced them to take foreign funds, since it...
Date of source: Monday, November 16, 1998
If the Sunday Telegraph was interested in the issues of minorities, and if it really cared about the rights of minorities, it would have concentrated more on the issue of Catholics in Northern Ireland.
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: Sunday, November 15, 1998
Egypt’s Information Office in New Delhi invited Indian journalists to visit Egypt to see the real events instead of quoting falsified reports of British papers claiming Egypt’s Copts are persecuted. An Egyptian media councilor in New Delhi clarified that Christina Lamb’s report which was quoted by...
Date of source: Sunday, November 15, 1998
Egypt suffers a number of problems like slum areas, unemployment, and trade imbalance and privatization issues. The government is trying its best to solve these problems in the short and long term. The problem of Coptic endowment has been taken seriously by Dr. Ganzouri’s government.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 11, 1998
The Sunday Telegraph went on in its suspicious campaign against Egypt. It attacked this time 2000 Egyptian Copts who signed a statement refuting the paper’s allegations against Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 11, 1998
Reacting to the Sunday Telegraph’s lies and allegations, two prominent Coptic businessmen decided to sue the paper’s reporter, Christina Lamb, before an English court. They have accused her of reporting false events harming Egypt’s Copts and defaming Egypt’s national unity in order to hinder its...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 11, 1998
A message sent by the youth of Al-Koshh village to Al-Ahali newspaper said that the main reason for the blowing up of events was due to the cover-up of the media and security.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 10, 1998
In response to the western allegations: Egypt has embraced all three religions, the Synagoge and the Church are side by side with the mosque.
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.