Date of source: Friday, July 9, 1999
For four years, 22-year-old Hani was haunted by a devilish desire to kill his sister for bringing disgrace on his Upper Egyptian family. He finally mustered his guts, and kept banging her head until she was dead. The crime was committed in the presence of the father, who remained silent in tacit...
Date of source: Friday, July 9, 1999
The armed violence that was used against the Egyptian Copts aims at a lot of things. For instance planting doubt in the ability of the government to protect its own citizens and it is used against the whole country (Muslims and Christians) not just against a certain group only.
Date of source: Sunday, July 11, 1999
The villagers of this small (mainly Christian) village have been living all their lives in the properties of the country. They have been paying taxes in return for using them. The problem is that these people are asking for clean water, but the governmental officials refuse to provide them with it...
Date of source: Thursday, July 1, 1999 to Wednesday, July 7, 1999
In the second installment of her two-part interview with Al-Ahram Weekly, Minister Mervat Tellawi [the interviewee] tells Mariz Tadros [the interviewer] how it is possible to build a corporate culture of compassion.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 6, 1999
An ad hoc committee formed last week to review the banned Egyptian film "State Security."
Date of source: Saturday, July 3, 1999
The director of the Press and Publications Department (PPD) in Jordan decided to form a committee of media personnel, deputies, clerics and members of PPD’s audio/visual censorship department to review its decision to ban the Egyptian film "State Security," from cinemas and video houses because it...
Date of source: Thursday, July 1, 1999 to Wednesday, July 7, 1999
[This article appeared in Al-Ahram, June 16, 1999] The Egyptian press has for years revealed the corruption taking place in universities and criticized officials for not taking a positive action towards this dangerous phenomenon. The corruption is not limited to students but has spread to include...
Date of source: Saturday, June 26, 1999
Everybody says that America is the country where the human rights are preserved. But the last report that was published by the International Condemnation Organization is contrary to the previous statement. The report pointed that the percentage of maltreatment, torture and raping of women...
Date of source: Thursday, June 24, 1999 to Wednesday, July 7, 1999
The article describes Christian and Muslim missionary activities in the Kosovar refugee camps in Bosnia.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 30, 1999
In a very honest report that was presented by Dr. Cornelis Hulsman, he denied all the claims about the persecution of Copts. The report confirmed that Coptic girls were not forced to convert to Islam. They converted to Islam under the pressure of economic and social problems.