Date of source:
The
Sheikh of Azhar’s withdrawal of his call to Muslims to visit the Aqs...
Date of source:
Al-Arabi
and Āfāq Arabia
reported that a great many Jews came to the village of Demtawa to celebrate the mulid of Abū
Hasera. al-
Ahrar wrote that this year only three Jews attended the celebration. Rose al-Youssef mentioned that the
celebration was canceled by an Egyptian decree. It pointed...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 to Thursday, January 18, 2001
Coptic lawyers withdrew
their
lawsuits against "Awan al-Ward" and its writer and made peace with the team who work on the serial.
Pope Shenouda
and the President of the Radio and Television Union attended the reconciliation meeting.
Date of source: Friday, January 19, 2001
The Azhar Scholars Front supported the Minister of Culture and urged him to clean the
Ministry by firing
more officials who are responsible for publishing libertine books. The Front listed 300
books for revision because
of immoral style.
Date of source: Friday, January 12, 2001
Mahmoud al-Kurdi
believed that "Awan al-Ward"
highlighted the fact that building the civilization of Egypt would not be achieved
except through the arms
of both Muslims and Christians. Awdet Iskander wrote that Wahid Hamid was mistaken when he
chose a mixed
marital relationship as the plot of...
Date of source: Saturday, January 13, 2001
A Muslim Brotherhood’s representative made an inquiry questioning the Minister of Culture
about
the last three novels published by the General Authority for Cultural Palaces, claiming that they violate
general decency. The Minister of Culture ordered an investigation into the matter, which ended...
Date of source: Sunday, January 7, 2001
The number of articles published about Christmas reflects the attention the Egyptian press paid to celebrations of it. The article gives a list of the articles published in five newspapers.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 2, 2001
The issue of celebrating the mulid of Abū Hasera aroused the anger of the inhabitants
of Demtawa, where his tomb
is located. There are many conflicting stories about the reality of his
character. Some stories say that he was one
of the prophets that were sent to the Israelites in Egypt and...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 2, 2001
Hani Labeeb
wrote to al-Usboa criticizing the reaction of some Coptic religious men towards the serial "Awan al-
Ward,"
as being extremist. Two articles in al-Ahram praised the series, confirming that there is love between
Muslims and Christians. The writer of the serial told al-Raya al-Masri...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2000
Al-Hayat and al-Akhbar praised Pope Shenouda’s invitation to those who participated in the series of "Awan al-Ward" to the annual Ifṭār party of the Coptic Orthodox church. Both papers wrote about the support of the Minister of Information for the series. Rose al- Youssef reported the details of a...