Date of source: Wednesday, February 2, 2000
The members of the Islamist Lawyer’s Front overcame the crisis, which led to its secretary’s, Montasser Al-Zayyat, attempted resignation. At a meeting of members of the Front Al-Zayyat’s resignation was rejected. They declared their support for Zayyat in the coming Bar Association elections.
Date of source: Sunday, January 21, 2001
The supreme administrative court supported the ruling of the Governor of Cairo to dissolve the Azhar Scholars Front and to form a temporary administrative council.
Date of source: Monday, January 15, 2001
Foreign intelligence reports have revealed that Ben Laden has nominated the Egyptian Mohammed Atef, known as Abu Hafs, as his successor in the event of his arrest or death. Arab witnesses backed the report whilst officials from the White House said that arresting Ben Laden, although highly...
Date of source: Friday, December 29, 2000
At the conference called "Seeing is a right for all," which was held at the Ministry of Health, the Grand Imam and the Mufti said they agreed to the transplantation or donation of body organs as long as this was done legally and agreed upon by doctors. They quoted many Qur’anic verses to support...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2000
The American University in Cairo warned a student she may be dismissed after she decided to wear the niqab and they prevented her from attending her classes. The student said that the administration of the University did not try to find a midway solution with her and just took this arbitrary...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2000
The Mufti issued a statement to explain the real meaning of his Fatwa concerning the legality of defending a spy and to declare that what was written in Al-Masa’i paper in this respect was untrue. The author commented on this saying that the Mufti should have done this earlier and not after readers...
Date of source: Saturday, December 30, 2000
Salah Al-Din Mohsen, who was informed he would be tried again for disdaining Islam, tried to escape to Turkey but was arrested at Cairo airport. He said that he intended to leave Egypt because he was certain that this time he was going to be imprisoned. He still believes in every single word he has...
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2000
President Sadat was very worried about the growth of the Nasserist and leftist trends among university students. That is why he thought of letting the Islamic trend grow and flourish and use them to confront the Nasserist and leftist trends. The Gama’at Al-Islamiya existed already during the last...
Date of source: Saturday, December 30, 2000
The Assistant Interior Minister says that terrorist groups are still present and develop themselves. Some of their members are highly educated and can plan very well in order not to be discovered. Most of them are young people who go through brain washing making them rather die than be discovered....
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2000
The issue of the possibility of establishing a political party by the Muslim Brotherhood is still on the surface. The Muslim Brotherhood is something like a self-centered powerful lobby or a subtly-integrated community within the society. They have their customs, traditions and rituals. As far as...