Date of source: Saturday, March 4, 2000
A discussion about the significance of the meeting of Pope John Paul II with President Mubarak during the Pope’s recent visit to Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, March 3, 2000 to Thursday, March 9, 2000
The beginning of the Pope’s visit was the monastery of Saint Catherine. At the mountain, where God spoke to Moses, everybody was surprised to see the Pope taking off his shoes, respecting the holy place. Through the whole three-and-a-half hours that the Pope spent in the monastery, his face...
Date of source: Friday, March 3, 2000
Although Christianity did not emerge from Egypt, Egypt was the nation that carried its message. Has Europe understood that lately? The recommendations of the Second Vatican Council called for the third time for dialogue between Muslims and Christians.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 1, 2000
... Egypt welcomed the Catholic Pope of the world with all the principles of human hospitality. What kind of expression of thanks would be adequate to its great president and its noble policemen. They performed their work perfectly, in the most organized order and the noblest expressions... The...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 1, 2000
The messages exchanged between the Pope and President Mubarak signified the joint efforts being exercised for a just peace in the area. I perceived the Pope’s meeting with the Grand Imam as a closing of the historical memories of European wars [carried out] in the name of religion. The Pope is...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 1, 2000
The Patriarch of Lebanon, Nasrallah Sfeir, is not just a clergyman. He is one of the few effective characters on the Lebanese stage. He is very strict on his attitude towards the Arabic cases, like Jerusalem. He is interviewed here concerning the Roman Catholic Pope’s visit to Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 7, 2000
In its session of yesterday, Sohag’s Criminal Court decided to postpone hearing the case of the killing of the two Christian young men who were killed in the village of Al-Kosheh in August 1998 to the session of May 7 in order to add to the evidence the log books for August and September 1998 of...
Date of source: Monday, March 6, 2000
In its session of yesterday, Sohag’s Criminal Court decided to continue hearing the case of the killing of Samir Oueida Hakim and Karam Tamer, two Christian youths in the village of Al-Kosheh. Shayboub William Arsel is accused of intentionally killing them both. The incident dates back to August 14...
Date of source: Sunday, March 5, 2000
Today, the criminal court of Sohag will be viewing the case of Al-Kosheh (1) in which Shayboub William Arsel is accused of murdering Karam Tamer Arsel and Samir Oueida Hakim, which was the case the initiated the incidents of Al-Kosheh in 1998...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 7, 2000
What are the similarities between the incidents of Al-Kosheh in Upper Egypt, which resulted twenty killed and tens injured, and the incident of the death of a student from Mit-Nama on Cairo-Alexandria road the day before yesterday? The comparison may seem strange, but, do not be amazed, there is a...