Date of source: Monday, March 5, 2001
The verdict given in the action of Al-Kosheh has caused a strong line of division between Egypt’s Muslims and Christians. Most Muslims accept the impartiality of the court while many Christians, inside and outside Egypt, expressed their anger in articles, letters and interviews about the verdict....
Date of source: Monday, February 12, 2001
Michael Meunier, president of US Copts Association, was upset about the statements Al-Ahram, January 31, attributed to bishop Yo’annis, secretary of H.H. Pope Shenouda, in which he supposedly criticized the World Council of Churches which was seen as a response to a statement of the World Council...
Date of source: Friday, December 22, 2000
The author believes that the TV series "Awan al ward" (time for roses) encourages mixed marriages between Muslims and Christians in an attempt to promote "National unity." It is true, Bishay writes, that the Christian character admitted making a mistake by marrying a Muslim man. Still it is a...
Date of source: Thursday, November 30, 2000
The Editorial Board of the RNSAW announces six new members of the Board of Advisors.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2000
Editorial Board RNSAW:Drs. Cornelis Hulsman had been invited to give a lecture on his work for the RNSAW at a conference on "Media and Interreligious Dialogue" in Vienna, Austria on November 8 and 9. The conference had been organized by the International Press Institute in Vienna, the Department of...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 6, 2000
The Misdemeanors Court of Sohag, pronounced the sentence in the case of the incidents at Dar Al-Salaam, which took place after those at Al-Kosheh. As a result of these incidents, five people were injured and 156 shops, one office, a pharmacy and a house were burnt and destroyed. Out of the 39...
Date of source: Friday, August 4, 2000
As reported in the last issue of the RNSAW, 'Amīr S. Ibrāhīm, son of Dr. Saʿd al-Dīn Ibrāhīm, expressed his readiness to respond to all questions related to allegations in the Egyptian press. Dr. Saʿd al-Dīn Ibrāhīm made a statement before the State Security Prosecutors and 'Amīr thinks this...
Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2000 to Friday, April 14, 2000
Mr. Alber Azer Bareh presented his second complaint against Mr. Youssef Sidhom, the editor-in-chief of "Watani" newspaper because the attitudes of Watani affect social peace and the patriotic unity. He said that all the Muslims and Christians are enjoying freedom in the age of President Mubarak. He...
Date of source: Sunday, March 19, 2000
The Muslim lawyer Ragaa’i Attiya: "There is no other way - in order to go back to the reasons for this case - except confessing that the accusation that was directed in this case - whether by good or bad intention - from the beginning of the investigations that were presented in the case file -...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 14, 2000
At a press conference in Al-Kosheh Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Suleiman, Minister for Housing, and General Mustafa Abdel-Qader, Minister for Local Development and General Ahmed Bakr, Governor of Sohag, and other dignitaries talked about the government development of Al-Kosheh village as a model village...