Date of source: Saturday, April 10, 1999
No one can accuse another of apostasy or treason since such a deed was only known during the Middle Ages, and cannot be accepted in our era of human rights. Apostasy, in its profound meaning, is denying the existence of God or worshipping idols or similar things
Date of source: Sunday, March 28, 1999
[Follow-up article from Week 11, Article 8, March 14, 1999]
On March 13, Al-Watani presented the case of a citizen from Assiut Governorate whose land was seized by a neighbor following refusal to pay taxes. The March 20, 1999, reply of Assiut’s Director of Public Relations is given and commented...
Date of source: Monday, March 29, 1999
Continuation of Islamic-Christian dialogue organized at the Gregoriana Papal Catholic University. Primarily human rights and the Muslim idea of freedom of religion.
Date of source: Thursday, March 25, 1999 to Wednesday, March 31, 1999
Friday, British authorities released three Islamist militants arrested four days earlier, including the leader of Ansar Al-Sharia (Advocates of Islamic Law) and Yasser Serri who was sentenced to death in absentia by an Egyptian military court in 1994 for plotting an attack against the then Prime...
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The US State Department released its annual report on the state of human rights in Egypt stating: "The government continued to commit numerous serious human rights abuses, although its record improved somewhat over the previous year."
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An Egyptian state security court sentenced 14 Muslim militants to up to 15 years in jail with hard labor on March 8 for arson attacks on video shops.
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The article deals with what went wrong in reporting about the issue of el-Koshh. Many Egyptians, and definitely the Egyptian authorities, would like nothing more then to forget the issue of el-Koshh but will it be forgotten?
Date of source: Thursday, February 11, 1999 to Wednesday, February 17, 1999
Forty-four suspected members of Egypt’s most violent militant organization, Jihad, last week pleaded not guilty before a military court to charges of membership of an illegal group bent on using terror to overthrow the government, planning the assassination of top officials and security staff, and...
Date of source: Friday, January 15, 1999
When general Habib El Adly took charge of the Ministry of Interior, he started a new security era. Some of his characteristics are calmness, self- confidence, objectivity and intelligence. General Habib El Adly is adopting the slogan " no one is above the law". The Minster also responded to...
Date of source: Thursday, August 13, 1998
In the previous articles in Usbua reference was made to this article. The RNSAW found the text and translated it for its readers. Maurice Sadek is accused of demanding foreign intervention to protect the Copts of Egypt. Sadek explains his views.