Date of source: Thursday, July 2, 1998
Economy Minister Yousef Boutros Ghali, a Coptic Christian, met last week in Washington with Republican Congressman Frank Wolf, author of the controversial Freedom From Religious Persecution Bill.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 23, 1998
The writer believes that conspiracies are behind the American intervention in the religious affairs of the Middle East.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 24, 1998
A new law was presented to the American Congress under the name of the International law of Religious Freedom. This new law has the support of the State Department and the major companies.
Date of source: Monday, June 22, 1998
Qu’ranic verses are forged on the Internet. The site called suralikeit contains Arabic words written in the style and rhythm of the Qur’an to form sentences opposed to it in meaning.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 16, 1998
Bahai’s had a lodge in Cairo with a head office in Ramses street. They were registered in courts but were then banned in 1960. Two Bahai representatives were arrested by the police one in 1972 and the other in 1985. Bahais may be another minority that the United States is planning to protect as an...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 17, 1998
Radical violence in America raises questions about the justification of the US raising the issue of the Copts in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, June 15, 1998
Montasir continues his critique of the French teacher who assigned Rodinson’s book for students at AUC.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 3, 1998
Dr. Christian van Nispen criticized the ban of the Minister of Education to teach the book of Maxime Rodinson’s book Muhammad at the American University in Cairo after Salah Montassir criticized it in Al-Ahram of May 13, 1998. Salah Montassir believed the book constituted an attack on Islam but van...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 13, 1998
The author calls for the banning of a book on the prophet Mohammed by Maxim Rodinson that is taught in AUC.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 6, 1998
[Comment: In 1998 the RNSAW accepted requests from readers to remain anonymous. From the summer of 1998 this policy was changed.] In a previous article in Al Ahram Mohammed Al-Samak mentioned a number of names of people he believes are behind the Freedom of Religious Persecution Act. A reader...