Date of source: Wednesday, November 3, 1999
After moving against Egypt’s offshore press in 1998 by making them go through the prime minister’s office for approval, the government has turned its attention to the local press and is reminding them who’s boss by demanding payment of massive back taxes.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 26, 1999
Dr. Christiaan van Nispen s.j. spoke on Thursday November 3, 1999 in the Maadi Community Church in Cairo, Egypt about Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt. He spoke of Coptic Christians as an integral part of Egyptian society and criticized foreign reporting on Christians in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, October 28, 1999
A new political party called Karama is launched. Among the 160 founding members of Karama are 20 women and eight Christians.
Date of source: Thursday, October 28, 1999
For the second time, the case of alleged human rights abuses in Al Kosheh village has been closed without any prosecutions. On 25 October, the prosecutor of Sohag governorate in Upper Egypt said that there was no evidence to prove that the injuries suffered by hundreds of villagers were the result...
Date of source: Friday, October 29, 1999
A Coptic lawyer filed a lawsuit against sheikh Atya Shaker, the former chairman of the fatwa committee in the Azhar because, the lawyer says, the sheikh insulted Copts and called them apostates in a TV Program "fatwas and commands".
Date of source: Monday, November 1, 1999
Pain and suffering initially brought Mervat, a Christian, and Sahar, a Muslim, together and they later became best friends.
Date of source: Sunday, October 31, 1999
If permits for building churches are given are they carried out? The author gives one example where this was not the case.
Date of source: Thursday, October 28, 1999
An Assiut security court began on 19 October to hear charges against the "Deirut organization" four alleged Islamist militants accused of murdering six policemen and Coptic Christian civilians and attempting murder several others over the past few years.
Date of source: Sunday, October 31, 1999
Judicial Assistant of Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman said that Rahman’s fatwa was issued and delivered to Gamal Sultan, a representative of the founders of the Reformation Party nine months ago but Sultan kept it away from the founders of that party because he didn’t agree with the fatwa.
Date of source: Thursday, October 28, 1999
Sheikh Omar Abd Al-Rahman, the leader of the Gama’at al-Islamia who is detained in the United Stated, asserted his fatwa that establishing parties by members the Islamic movement is not religiously accepted.