Date of source:
The three weekly publications
ran simultaneous interviews with the
Sheikh of the Azhar, Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, who was angry about the accusation of
being away during the
strongest ever controversy in the Egyptian society, which was about the novel "A Banquet for
seaweed."
Date of source: Monday, May 15, 2000
Al-Gama’iya al-
Tashri’aya [Society for the Application of the Sharī‘ah] condemned in a sharp worded statement the
publishing of the novel
"Banquet for the Seaweed". The article reviewed opinions of the Azhar scholars.
After reviewing the scholars’ opinions, the
writer turned to the accusation...
Date of source:
In the past some Copts have
been complaining that the Egyptian press has not given
(enough) attention to Christian religious feasts. This is why we have
listed the articles related to
Easter.
Date of source: Thursday, February 24, 2000 to Saturday, February 26, 2000
An overview of
Egyptian press coverage of Pope John Paul II’s visit to Egypt during the period February 24-26, 2000. This is the period in
which the Pope was in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, July 2, 1998
An overview of three articles dedicated to Sheik Sha’arawi.
Date of source: Saturday, June 26, 1999
An overview of different articles on Sheikh Al-Sha’arawi
Date of source: Tuesday, November 25, 1997
Discussion about the issue of divorce in the Coptic church, the ten conditions under which divorce was allowed in the 1938 law, and Pope Shenouda’s rejection of these conditions.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 25, 1997
Subtitles:The
leaders of terrorism who have escaped to London.1- The escaped terrorist Adel Abdel
Hamied raises
funds from the Islamic center to finance terrorism.2- Moustafa Hamza leads the training in
the
terrorist farms in Sudan.The author discusses the West’s involvement in terrorism in...
Date of source: Monday, November 3, 1997
The largest spiritual gathering in France was
held recently
to show Westerners that not all Arabic speakers are Muslim and that there are a significant number of
Christians in the Middle East too.
Date of source: Sunday, November 2, 1997
This article
contains the reply of Pope
Shenouda to a demand by Wasiem Roushdi Al-Seici that the pope erase the verses of
the Torah that attack Egypt.