Date of source: Monday, June 28, 1999
A prominent emigrated Copt asks 10 questions regarding the treatment of Christians in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, June 26, 1999
Two representatives of an organization called "Freedom House" in the USA claimed that they came to Egypt to make a report about the persecution of Copts in Egypt. A representative of this organization visited Egypt and met Boutros Ghali, the minister of the Egyptian economy, in order to give him...
Date of source: Saturday, June 26, 1999
Pope Shenouda is a religious man in the first place, and he is also a patriot towards his country. When Pope Shenouda discovered attacks against Egypt from some emigrated Copts, he immediately called for a press conference in which he confirmed the unity of Christians and Muslims. He also...
Date of source: Monday, June 28, 1999
Pope Shenouda commented that the problem of the Coptic Waqf is beginning to diminish after the church had regained its authority over 756 feddans from the Islamic Waqf System. Concerning the problems facing Copts in Egypt, he declared his rejection of any foreign interference in Egyptian domestic...
Date of source: Thursday, June 24, 1999
Pope Shenouda confirmed in the recent press conference that the reputation of Egypt is important for the Coptic Church. He also said that Copts care about the success of the visit of Mubarak to the USA because he is the greatest symbol of this country. Pope Shenouda also insisted on the President...
Date of source: Thursday, June 24, 1999
Pope Shenouda expressed the Coptic Church’s thanks to President Hosni Mubarak for intervening to return the Coptic properties to the church. The Pope fiercely criticized foreign attempts to intervene in Egypt’s internal affairs under the guise of protecting the rights of the Copts.
Date of source: Thursday, June 24, 1999
Yesterday, Pope Shenouda held a press conference in which he praised the efforts of the government for taking care of the rights of its citizens. This happened after the Church regained its authority over the lands that were taken from it by force.
Date of source: Thursday, June 24, 1999 to Wednesday, July 7, 1999
Unlike previous sentences no member of the Gama’at al-Islamiya has been sentenced to death. This is perhaps related to the Gama’at’s denouncement of the use of violence and their stop on violent activities since last year.
Date of source: Thursday, June 24, 1999 to Wednesday, June 30, 1999
Twenty-one suspected militants were sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor or 5 to 15 years with hard labor. The suspects were accused of plotting to reactivate the militant Al Gamaa Al Islamiyya and of conspiring to blow up Alexandria’s Montazah Palace in 1996 during the time President...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 30, 1999
The University of Al-Azhar, the highest religious authority in the Muslim world, has stated that storage of human eggs is not forbidden by Islam. "Sharia (Islamic law) does not ban the freezing of human eggs if they are subsequently fertilized by the husband’s sperm in order to guarantee the...