Date of source: Friday, November 13, 1998
The paper interviewed people in the street, actors, actresses and journalists who all stressed the unity between Muslims and Christians. Dr. William Qilada discusses the Hamayouni law. The paper is convinced countries as Britain and Israel would like to see Egypt’s national unity destroyed.
Date of source: Saturday, November 14, 1998
’Love Street’ previously was 54 Sidi Bishr Street, but reality has changed the name since a mosque stands next to a church and Muslims and Christians peacefully live together, experiencing the sweet and bitter days of life.
Date of source: Monday, November 9, 1998
The Azhar University is currently carrying out a study to reply to the allegations of sectarianism, said Sheikh of theAzhar Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi.
Date of source: Saturday, October 31, 1998
Do foreign monks living in Egypt suffer persecution from people or from the government? Al-Wafd entered their world to get their opinions about what is happening.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 4, 1998
Dr. Osama El-Baz announced that the material published in the foreign media concerning discrimination against Copts is out of line and lacking in truth, and that the Copts stand against the material that uses ’persecution’ to get at Egypt and weaken its stand.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 3, 1998
Ninety eighty percent of the US Senate voted for the religious persecution law which forces the White House to take measures against countries accused of practicing any form of religious prosecution. Despite objections to the law while it was being discussed [in Congress] earlier this year, the...
Date of source: Monday, November 2, 1998
The article calls Coptic human rights lawyer Maurice Sadek a source of lies and gives several examples.
Date of source: Sunday, November 1, 1998
The American Congress has lately approved the Freedom from Religious Persecution Act following talks paving the way to consider Egypt one of the countries subjected to this law. Although Egypt has not been clearly mentioned in the final version of the law, there is an indication which hurts...
Date of source: Monday, October 19, 1998
The use of Fatwas (religious decrees) has been exploited to the full: the murder of President Sadat generated a Fatwa, the attack on the Population Conference in 1994 resulted in another Fatwa, the lootings of gold shops was followed by a Fatwa and the list is long.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 14, 1998
"There is no such word like religious oppression in Egypt because it is the country of tolerance," said Ahmed Omar Hashem, chief of the prestigious Al-Azhar University.