Date of source: Saturday, May 19, 2001 to Friday, May 25, 2001
The minister of communications decided to stop the Islamic hotline, especially after telephone subscribers began complaining about their inflated bills. Sherif Abdel-Megid, son of the former Secretary General of the Arab League, who started the service, filed a request to the minister asking to...
Date of source: Saturday, May 19, 2001 to Friday, May 25, 2001
Despite the attempts of the minister of education to limit the influence of extremist teachers in public schools, extremists are still spreading their destructive ideas among their fellow teachers and students. The minister moved about 3,000 extremist teachers to administrative positions,...
Date of source: Sunday, May 20, 2001
The sentences of the members of the Gama’at Al-Islamiyya and Jihad organizations, who issued the initiative to cease violence, will end on October 12. The former head of the State Security said that there is no doubt that the cease-violence initiative contributed to the fact that many of the secret...
Date of source: Saturday, May 19, 2001 to Friday, May 25, 2001
The author is of the opinion that Brotherhood is like a magician playing card tricks with legitimacy: democracy slogans in elections, planning conspiracies against it in secret, using the media to build Brotherhood hierarchies to spread their ideas and manipulating people’s minds and beliefs.
Date of source: Friday, May 18, 2001
The author wrote an article in which he blamed the Sheikh of the Azhar and complained about his reaction to those opposing him. A comment on his article was said to be written by the General Secretary of Islamic Research Institute. What amazes the author is that when he blamed the Sheikh of the...
Date of source: Sunday, May 20, 2001
The separation of a husband and wife as a result of one of them leaving Islam is not directly based on the Qur’an or Mohammed’s tradition, but rather on jurisprudence conclusion that since the apostate is no longer a Muslim, and since a Muslim female cannot marry a non-Muslim male, they are to be...
Date of source: Saturday, May 19, 2001 to Friday, May 25, 2001
Nawal Al-Sa’adawi sent a letter to Rose El-Youssef to defend herself against the apostasy charges directed at her. She said that when she talked about going on pilgrimage and kissing the black stone, she spoke out of Sufi philosophy, which her father adopted and which gives priority to the core of...
Date of source: Thursday, May 10, 2001
Saad Eddin Ibrahim submitted a complaint to the Prosecutor General against Egyptian TV because it defamed him by charging him with espionage-an accusation that was not directed at him officially.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 22, 2001
Meunier is obviously not happy with the request of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Beni Suef to stop his campaign for Fayza. He makes one threat after the other. His correspondence is provided here.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 22, 2001
Bishop Ghabriel writes sister Fayza lives "in a secure position and the church is perfectly taking care of her. Her children are enjoying great care and love, on the part of the church. The church is also keen on solving her financial and social problems." And "We want brother Michael Mounier to...