Date of source: Saturday, April 1, 2000 to Friday, April 7, 2000
This article discussed the beliefs of "Al-Faramawy group" and related some of the investigations into some members of the group. The investigations confirmed what was published in the newspapers about their beliefs. The beliefs of "Al-Faramawy group" were published in detail in The Egyptian Mail on...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 29, 2000
This article was translated and published by the "The Egyptian Mail" on April 1, 2000, under the title of "Faramawy Sect: A tamer version of extremism." The author Ra’fat Butros was not mentioned. The article is presented in the RNSAW, overview of English language articles.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 4, 2000
An administrative court in Cairo issued a verdict that cancels the municipal decree dissolving the Azhar Scholars’ Front, and fined the Governor of Cairo and the Al-Azhar deputy 200 EgP each. The new success of the Front, which was created in 1946 and modified many times, will strengthen their...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 29, 2000
The court of administrative judgment confirmed the invalidity of the dissolution of the Al-Azhar Scholars’ Front. The court ordered the hiring of a temporary administrative council for the Azhar Scholars’ Front...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 to Tuesday, April 4, 2000
Dr. Nasr Hamed Abu Zeid , who was accused of unbelief, five years ago, and fled to Holland commented, in an interview with Al Ahaly, on the case of Dr. Abdel Sabour Shaheen’s book "My Father Adam" , which was demanded to be banned but the court refused.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 4, 2000
The polemic da’iya Shereen taught hundreds of women, from different social strata, to hold to their Islamic principals, and dedicated her efforts to extend religious culture, but she decided not to squeeze herself in issuing Fatwas "religious decrees", and she won’t defend herself as God defends...
Date of source: Monday, April 3, 2000
The Minister for Religious Affairs, Hamdy Zaqzouq, supported the da’iya Shereen, in a press conference, which was principally held to announce arrangements for an Islamic conference. Shereen is at the center of a controversy over non-licensed Muslim women theologians being allowed to teach in...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 28, 2000
Sub-titles: Dr. Abdel-Sabour Shahin: An international Islamic conference is needed to study how to choose the Sheikh Al-Azhar. Dr. Abdel-Azim Al-Matani: We must return to the old system: The Sheikh of the Azhar should be selected from the group of the Grand Ulama. Dr. Mohammed Ra’fat Othman: There...
Date of source: Friday, March 24, 2000
Subtitles: The Muslims: The apology is political and not religious. The Catholics: The Pope’s aim is spreading peace. The Orthodox: The apology represents a European vision and not a Christian vision. The apology declaration which was delivered by Pope John Paul II, the Pope of Vatican, during the...
Date of source: Sunday, March 26, 2000
A short time before the visit of Mubarak to the USA a report of the American State Department for Foreign Affairs alleged that the Egyptian government is continuing its persecution of Copts in Egypt. The report coincides with a Jewish anti-Egyptian campaign through paid-for advertisements. There...