Date of source: Monday, July 12, 1999
’Jordan was well represented at this stunning and moving event. King Abdullah recited from the Holy Koran, and Crown Prince Hamzeh read the English translation. The Duke of Kent, whom I had last seen in Jordan in 1996, read a passage from the Bible. The address - a warm tribute to the late King -...
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: Monday, July 5, 1999
Arab countries with an independent attitude to foreign policy are singled out for attacks by the Western media, particularly American, which is for the most part financed by Zionists. American media exploits every opportunity for bitterly criticizing Arab countries with the apparent aim of...
Date of source: Thursday, July 1, 1999
Islam is the fastest growing religion in America and expected to soon command the largest following in the country after Christianity. Many employers are unfamiliar with Islam, which is practiced by 1.2 billion people worldwide, and often don’t know how to handle Muslims’ requests.
Date of source: Saturday, June 26, 1999
There is a new trend in Israel, which calls for giving up the Israeli identity. This trend calls for giving up the celebration of feasts in Jewish synagogues and holding them in churches. Of course, the Zionists oppose this trend, but they cannot stop it.
Date of source: Monday, June 12, 2006
Father Matta al-Maskīn, spiritual father of the Monastery of St. Macarius, passed away. A renewed request for NGO status led by former Egyptian Minister of Tourism Dr. Mamdouh al-Biltagui
Date of source: Saturday, June 26, 1999
More than pride, more than honesty, more than anything a man might do, female chastity is seen in the Arab world as an indelible line, the boundary between respect and shame. An unchaste woman, it is sometimes said, is worse than a murderer, affecting not just one victim, but her family and her...
Date of source: Saturday, May 1, 1999
There has currently been extensive talk about continued confrontation with the Jihad underground organization, which is the most dangerous terrorist group. The organization has been receiving heavy blows inside and outside the country. The current period of time has witnessed the handing over to...
Date of source: Thursday, April 29, 1999
A summary of a recent interview of Dr. Abdel Sabour Shahin by ’Ataa Abdel ’Aal
Date of source: Thursday, March 4, 1999 to Wednesday, March 10, 1999
Since he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by the Israeli intelligence service, the Mossad, in September 1997, the Amman-based chief of Hamas’ political bureau, Khalid Misha’al, has been living under tight security. Misha’al knows all too well that he is still likely to be targeted by the...