Date of source: Wednesday, September 30, 1998
Drs. Hulsman writes a special report about his investigation of al-Kushḥ incidents in August, where some Christians where killed.t 1,000 Christians in the small town of al-Kushḥ," police behavior and mistakes in foreign reports about al-Kushḥ. The report contains an evaluation explaining how the...
Date of source: Saturday, August 29, 1998
Montasser El-Zayat, generally acknowledged as lawyer and spokesman of the radical Gama’at al-Islamiya, explains in an interview the dynamics within the extremist groups. He asks for a dialogue with these groups.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 13, 1998
Hulsman argues that there are social problems in Egypt but not persecution and that if the proposals for a law promoting religious freedom worldwide becomes law they could lead to polarization between Muslims and Christians in Egyptian society. He gives examples of stories which have been...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 25, 1998
Because of the attack of Selim Naguib, the RNSAW included the full text of the Report of the Council of Churches which concludes "It does not appear that the national government condones any acts of persecution of the Christian minority in Egypt." But " This is not to say that there is no...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 15, 1998
The identities of the people behind the Freedom of Religious Persecution Act are revealed.
Date of source: Friday, April 10, 1998
The Coptic Orthodox Patriarch and Osama Al-Baz, advisor of Egypt’s President Mubarak, put in their word to America.
Date of source: Monday, April 6, 1998
Major report by Rose Al-Yousef opposing American policies on religious persecution.
Date of source: Sunday, April 12, 1998
Christian journalist argues against the Church council’s report.
Date of source: Thursday, April 2, 1998
Also this bi-weekly discusses the Freedom from Religious Persecution Act and the report of the New York Council of Churches.
Date of source: Friday, April 3, 1998
The weekly gives an overview of reactions in the Egyptian press on the report of the New York Council of Churches.