Date of source: Wednesday, May 17, 2000
The writer of this article wonders why the Ministry of Culture doesn’t publish the works of Egyptian writers first. How could they publish the work of an unknown Syrian writer, while the young writers in Egypt are facing great difficulties in getting their works published.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 17, 2000
After mentioning the reasons that made him refuse to publish Adel Hussein’s article about the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed," Ibrahim Nafie explained his position concerning the novel. In addition, Nafie criticized the way Al-Shaab and Hussein dealt with the novel. Nafie concluded his article by...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 16, 2000
Aqidati runs a story saying that the Islamic Research Institute will issue a report on the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed." The report says that the novel has about 27 mistakes.
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2000
The Attorney General announced that the statement issued by the Azhar Islamic Research Institute regarding the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed" will be considered by the Supreme State Security Prosecution. He had also received a note from Farouq Hosni, Minister of Culture, regarding the same issue. In...
Date of source: Saturday, May 13, 2000
In a very long article Ibrahim Sa’ada criticized and blamed all the parties involved in the recent controversy about the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed," which provoked unprecedented riots in the Azhar University.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2000
Mr. Sidhom praises the role played by the state in order to prepare for the celebrations of the visit of the Holy Family and the valuable contributions of the different ministries and official and local bodies. He also praise the proper handling of mass media broadcast, and TV) to this great event...
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2000
In its session summoned on the ninth of May, the criminal court of Sohag decided to postpone the passing of the sentence concerning the first riots of El-Kosheh. As for the second riots it was postponed to the session of the 4th of June.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2000
In this article, Mr. Sidhom deals with the proposals presented by some Copts in Egypt
for the purpose of building new churches in the cities of the governorates of south and north Sinai, and the way these proposals have been neglected.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2000
After viewing the document, the Azhar’s committee for dialogue officially requested the Pontifical council for inter-religious dialogue to make an addition to the agenda of the joint committee of the Azhar and the Vatican. The additional item is "discussion of our request for fair and objective...
Date of source: Saturday, May 13, 2000 to Friday, May 19, 2000
In a climate of extremism, there are those who seek commercial benefits by provoking religious feelings. That’s why we study the Coca Cola rumor here. The rumor says that the Coca Cola logo reads in a mirror as "No Mohammed, No Makkah".