Date of source: Wednesday, August 27, 1997
The writer complains about an encyclopedia written about Islam by a Jew, which he considers unnecessary Jewish-Israeli interference and dishonoring of the heavenly religion of Islam.
Date of source: Monday, August 25, 1997
Subtitles:(1)
Dr. Sai’d "The report of the Azhar does not differentiate between criticizing
Sheik Abdel Sabour Shahein and
attacking the prophet Yosef"(2) Judicial resource "there is a difference
between freedom of thought
and writing with malicious intentions"(3) The Center of Law Research "...
Date of source: Monday, August 18, 1997
Last Wednesday, a large group of Copts and Muslims
took to the streets in tears to see off the body of Subhi
Suliman; a former member of the People’s Assembly
for Maraga city, Suhag. Subhi Suliman had been involved in
the political life of the governorate for nearly
35 years. He was a symbol...
Date of source: Monday, July 28, 1997
Subtitles:
Demonstration in front of the Egyptian consulate in New York; 16 Copts murdered per minute C.N.N.-TV; Egypt is a place of persecution. See how they treat monkeys and bears in the zoo. Mahmoud Wahba: Jews are using Copts to cover a disaster among them.
Rose al- Yūsuf, July 28, is also...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 9, 1997
Sheik elSha’arawy attacked the sheik of the Azhar and the mufti of Egypt,
saying they were violating
basic principles of Islam. Sha’arawy said that God’s word in the Holy Qur’an
should be taken
literally and if the verses of the Holy Qur’an were clear, they did not need to be thought
over.The...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 2, 1997
In a meeting about peaceful co-existence between
religions, Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Sa’id Tantawi and Pope
Shenouda declared that Muslims and Christians in Egypt
set a marvellous model of peaceful co-existence
between religions, since they have equal rights and they work
together to fight...
Date of source: Friday, June 27, 1997
The attack on Dr.
Hassan Hanafy seems to have subsided. The Azhar Scholars Front continues
to denounce Dr. Hanafy, but they
will not bring him to court, perhaps because of the strong opposition they have
met from Dr. Abdel Mo’ti
Bayoumi and Dr. Mohammed Sa’id Tantawi, Sheikh of the Azhar....
Date of source: Tuesday, July 1, 1997
Subtitles:1- Dr. Tantawy: She who drew this nasty picture deserves death. The Mufti demands the Israeli government and men of religion declare their position from concerning this immoral action.2- Men of religion: "This is a declaration of war against Islam".3- Arabic newspapers: "It is the most...
Date of source: Monday, June 23, 1997
The bloc of infidelity secures its activity The
article discusses a
report by the Azhar Scholars Front attacking the well-known Islamic scholar Hassan Hanafy. Dr.
Abdel Mo’iti
Bayoumi, former dean of the prestigious Azhar College of Religious Fundamentals, had the courage
to come to
the...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 18, 1997
The monk congratulates the sheikh in a letter to the editor with his sermon on TV which he sees as an example of religious tolerance. The fact that the monk felt that he had to write such a letter shows that not all preachers are like this sheikh.