Date of source: Wednesday, August 11, 1999
All the Muslim and Christian religious leaders rejected the incident and described it by being a criminal act. Some of the official sources said the criminal is a Christian. Others say the objective was to rob the priest. Some foreign organizations start collecting information about attacking the...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 11, 1999
Doctors and nurses who saved the life of priest Istafanous were rewarded.
Date of source: Friday, August 6, 1999
During the investigations, Father Istafanous confirmed that he could identify the criminal with 60% certainty if he could see him again.
Date of source: Thursday, August 5, 1999
The security forces in Al-Gharbia are making strenuous efforts in order to arrest the criminal who attacked the priest. There are a lot of suspects, but the investigations have not reached a final conclusion.
Date of source: Thursday, August 5, 1999
The Muslim and Christian religious leaders denounced the attack on father Istaphanous.
President Mubarak sent a medical delegation and security sources pointed out that the criminal is a Christian.
Date of source: Friday, August 6, 1999
The first clergy who became a Member of Parliament was Bishop Yoannes in 1927. The second was father Boulis Basily in 1971.
Date of source: Friday, August 6, 1999
"Accepting the other" was a symposium with Tareq Heggy and writer Amin al-Mahdy which was held under the supervision of Bishop Moussa, bishop of the youth.
Date of source: Monday, August 9, 1999
Emigrant Copts were involved in negative publications about Egypt. They were pushed by irresponsible practices and criminal acts aimed at the Egyptian Copts. Secondly they exaggerated until it reached the edge of paranoia.
Date of source: Friday, August 6, 1999
Some of the emigrant Copts who claim that they are Egyptians seem to have forgotten that they have emigrated from this country and they have not been visiting it for many years. They have forgotten that they are now belonging to a country which has different interests from their mother country, and...
Date of source: Monday, August 9, 1999
The Minister of Interior spoke about the combat against terrorism.