Date of source: Saturday, May 22, 1999
Mir Qibly is an Egyptian village which lies in the heart of the Qasqam mountain which is near Assiut in Upper Egypt. This is where the Holy Family lived for one hundred and eighty-five days in order to avoid King Herod who was hunting for them.
Date of source: Sunday, May 16, 1999
The local authorities accepted several successive complaints by a local citizen against Dr Gamaal Haneen and his brothers, who were building a new house for the entire family, that they were constructing a church building. This led to a forced closure of the house happening during the receiving of...
Date of source: Saturday, May 8, 1999 to Friday, May 14, 1999
There are in the history of Egyptian women tens of examples that said, still say and insist that "religion is for God, the country for all." Four Egyptian Christian women are profiled here as examples to show that Coptic Christian women are patriotic Egyptians.
Date of source: Sunday, April 18, 1999
Dr. Mamdouh Al-Biltagi, minister of tourism says that it there is much interest by tourists worldwide in the route taken in Egypt by the Holy Family, especially as the Millennium celebrations draw near.
Date of source: Thursday, April 1, 1999 to Wednesday, April 7, 1999
After nearly two years of dithering, reported internal splits and a worldwide crackdown led by the United States, Egypt’s largest militant organization, Al-Gama’a Al-Islamiyya, issued a statement on 25 March announcing its decision to renounce anti-government violence.
Date of source: Sunday, March 28, 1999
[Follow-up article from Week 11, Article 8, March 14, 1999]
On March 13, Al-Watani presented the case of a citizen from Assiut Governorate whose land was seized by a neighbor following refusal to pay taxes. The March 20, 1999, reply of Assiut’s Director of Public Relations is given and commented...
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A few months ago, in cafés, sporting clubs and other public meeting places around Cairo, friends were approaching each other to sell Pnetagono certificates. The
opposition daily Al-Wafd’s blamed Pnetagono for the dollar shortage in the market.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (the equivalent of...
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William Waseely and his brothers have been cultivating the land from the yield of which they earn their family income. William’s trouble started in 1992 when neighboring farmers suddenly began to cause him trouble and asked a form of protection money.
Date of source: Thursday, March 4, 1999 to Wednesday, March 10, 1999
News of security clampdowns on members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood is never a surprise. Although it has been banned since 1954, the group not only continues to function but wins over new members - all in violation of the law. Analysts tend to read into the timing and scale of some of the...
Date of source: Thursday, February 25, 1999 to Wednesday, March 3, 1999
Article on the Sufi artist Yassin Al-Tohami which gives some background on Sufism in Egypt.