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44. Painting stolen from mosque in Darb Ahmar
Date of source: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
A painting, depicting the Prophet Muhammad, was stolen from a mosque in Darb Ahmar from the mihrab. The theft has adversely affected the value of the ancient mosque, which has been around since Ottoman times. This incident is not the first in this area of Cairo. Read original text in Arabic
15. Intensive efforts to contain the blasphemous article crisis
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Swift intensive efforts were made this week to contain a Muslim-Christian crisis due to a blasphemous article, by a Muslim writer, about a former monk. Thousands of angry youths protested against the article, the Government was accused of being in collusion with the paper, Pope Shenouda...
19. October interviews Dr. Nasr Hamid Abu Zeid in The Netherlands
Date of source: Sunday, June 29, 2003
The article is an interview with Dr. Nasr Hamid Abu Zeid. Abu Zeid stresses his love for Egypt and totally rejects to be asked about what he believes in. He is of the opinion that Muslims should differentiate between political and economical concepts in the West and the West as culture and...
22. Police officer accuses Ministry of the Interior of framing him because he married Christian
Date of source: Monday, September 12, 2005
When a police officer refused to obey superiors’ orders and divorce his Coptic wife, he claims that the Ministry of the Interior framed him, accusing him of stealing a gun and a car. He was acquitted by the South Cairo Court in September.
3. Politicians, in the shrine of Fatma Al-Nabawiyya!
Date of source: Saturday, March 11, 2000 to Friday, March 17, 2000
It is strange that the family of the khedive built the mosque of Fatma, the granddaughter of Prophet Mohammed and the copper shrine and then one of the prominent figures of the Revolutionary Council and a former prime minister go there. The coincidence proves that no matter what the differences...
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