Date of source: Sunday, November 1, 1998
The press release criticizes the two previous Al Ahram articles and calls Hulsman "a double agent for the Egyptian government" who is afraid of being expelled from Egypt. The press release believes the letter Nafaa referred to in his article is a fabrication. They are upset because the Nafaa’s...
Date of source: Friday, October 30, 1998
Opinions of several Cairo based journalists are given, selecting their criticism on the Sunday Telegraph report. Most space in the article was given to Cornelis Hulsman.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 4, 1998
Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, who is currently in a US jail, has called for the end of all militant activities in Egypt carried out by Islamic groups and to completely disassociate themselves from the Saudi terrorist Usama Bin Laden. Other extremists leader, however, disagree.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 28, 1998
The American paper the Boston Globe published an article Friday, October 23 on the persecution of Egypt’s Copts by the Egyptian police. On Sunday October 25, the British newspaper The Sunday Telegraph published a front-page article written by Christina Lamb under the provocative title "The Egyptian...
Date of source: Sunday, October 25, 1998
EGYPTIAN Christians have been subjected to horrific crucifixion rituals, raped and tortured by the security forces during a crackdown on the ancient Coptic community, according to international human rights and Christian groups.
Date of source: Friday, October 16, 1998
Robin Cook says Western civilization is in debt to Islam and its civilization, and it is our plan to create a new framework to strengthen our relationship with Islam as a friend because it is the religion of forgiveness and love.
Date of source: Saturday, October 17, 1998
In a speech made in London last week, British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook called for a dialogue between the West and the Islamic World and for establishing channels for more cultural exchanges between the two sides.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 29, 1998
The conflict between Dr. Mohamed Said Tantawi, Sheikh of the Azhar, and the Azhar Scholars Front which was recently brought to court is made up of an accumulation of small problems that turned serious when other parties interfered.
Date of source: Saturday, July 18, 1998
The Saudi government has established a special ministry for Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Islamic Propagation and Guidance to supervise Islamic activities and daawa [mission] work and look after the affairs of mosques. It is the newest addition to Saudi Arabia’s institutions that serve Islam.
Date of source: Thursday, June 11, 1998
The oldest known photographs of Mecca and Medina were sold at Sotheby’s.