Date of source: Tuesday, July 25, 2000
An antique copy of the Qur’an, going back to the eleventh century, which was written in gold ink, was found when an effort was made to smuggle it from Istanbul to London. The British police is trying to know the details of the smuggling attempt.
Date of source: Saturday, July 15, 2000
The 16-year-old Christian Briton, Hosea Walker converted to Islam, went to an Islamic training camp in Yemen where he has been shot dead. Hosea’s 17-year-old brother Malkay was in the same camp and returned home with the dead body.
Date of source: Friday, June 30, 2000
After a long introduction, the author moves to discuss the main point of his article, that is the absence of the Azhar role in the capital of culture and enlightenment, that is Paris and the international role it has to play.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 21, 2000
"How did the plight of exploiting religion start?" was the question answered by Dr. Rifa’at Al-Said in the first part of this study. The second part of the study shed light upon the Islamist way of thinking. The third and last part discusses the necessity for starting three revolutions that will...
Date of source: Saturday, June 10, 2000
subtitles: · Three years ago, he called for the freedom to write blasphemous ideas in order not to turn blasphemers into martyrs! · He called for defending Taha Hussein and then accused him, in the conference of the Labor Party, of blasphemy! · On Egyptian TV he stated- "I am against accusing...
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2000
In this article, Mustafa Mahmoud speaks about the true meaning of Shari’a [Islamic law], to whom it has been given and on whose shoulders rests the responsibility of applying it. He comments on the attitude of those who exploit Shari’a in their demonstration saying what Khalid Mohammed Khalid said...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 17, 2000
The author criticized sarcastically the sudden discovery of the blasphemous aspect of Coca Cola, after 100 years of its production. In the writer’s opinion, the oppression which many Muslims suffer in some Islamic countries, leads them to accept nonsense and rumors and even to use modern technology...
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2000
In his column, Gamal Badawi tried to defend the Azhar by refuting the accusation charged to it, namely, being lenient in dealing with the recent incidents. Regarding the fact that Sheikh of the Azhar was abroad receiving a prize during the crisis, the writer said, the final word about the novel is...
Date of source: Saturday, May 13, 2000 to Friday, May 19, 2000
In a quick interview with the Egyptian Minister of Culture, he confirmed that he understood that the Labor Party is now in charge of the preaching mission for extremism. Regarding the statement of Ahmed Omar Hashem, in which he urged the burning of the book, the Minister was shocked, as it reveals...
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2000 to Sunday, May 14, 2000
In this article, Azazi urged people to recognize each other’s perspectives without interchanging accusations of impiety and ignorance. According to him the case of the banquet revealed that there are still defects in dealing with crisis.