Date of source: Saturday, July 7, 2001 to Friday, July 13, 2001
The Mufti of Egypt accused the public and private communication companies of urging people to gamble through competitions based on making special-rate phone calls. The Mufti considered such competitions to be religiously forbidden. A media expert believes that this is not a religious issue as the...
Date of source: Friday, June 1, 2001
After Dale Gavlak and Cornelis Hulsman interviewed the governor of Qalyubiya they interviewed H.G. Bishop Marcos and asked him to respond to all the issues raised by the governor.
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The writer expressed his displeasure about the fact that the Pope of the Vatican, on his visit to Damascus, ignored apologizing to the Muslims about the terrible things the Crusaders did to them. What makes the matter worse is that he apologized to the Orthodox [Christians]in Athens one day before...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2001
The administration of a French school in Egypt refused to implement an Egyptian court ruling not to force a veiled student to remove her veil. This threatens to force the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to intervene to solve the problem of this student. The student’s father said that fifty...
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2001
The Egyptian TV showed a program entitled "The third opinion." The participants debated the status of Copts in Egypt and the repercussions of the U.S. committee’s visit, as well as the matter of foreign intervention in Egypt’s domestic affairs. They also looked at the stance of expatriate Egyptians...
Date of source: Thursday, January 11, 2001
Introducing AWR press reviews. Growing media attention for RNSAW work.
Date of source: Sunday, December 17, 2000
[Also Al-Arabi, December 24, 2000, P.7]
Saad Eddin Ibrahim is not only accused of forgery and communication with foreign countries, the State Security Prosecution considers him an international swindler as well. He received large sums of money from foreign countries for giving information defaming...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 9, 2000
The village of Demtawa, which is one of the villages of the governorate of Al-Bahari, has a story with the Jews. In this village is the tomb of Abu Hasera which receives many pilgrims each year to celebrate the anniversary of his birth. What we want to know is the truth of Abu Hasera. Was he really...
Date of source: Saturday, November 27, 1999
The struggle about obtaining voting rights for women in Kuwait. Muslim Brothers in Kuwait oppose women getting these rights.
Date of source: Thursday, October 7, 1999
Dr. Mamdouh Al-Biltagi, Minister of Tourism, announced the registration of the National Egyptian Heritage Revival Association (NEHRA) as an NGO in the Ministry of Social Affairs. The organization aims to revive symbols of the Egyptian national heritage which includes the religious -Islamic and...