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Date of source: Friday, May 26, 2000
The greatest Egyptian critic, Dr. Abdel Qader El-Qot, who participated in the committee which studied the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed" and who prepared a report for the Higher State Security Prosecutor, warned about the superficial understanding of a literary work. He assured that the Azhar has...
Date of source: Saturday, May 20, 2000 to Friday, May 26, 2000
The State Security Prosecutor called four Egyptian intellectuals to give their testimony in the case of the controversial novel "A Banquet for seaweed," namely, Kamel Zoheiri, former head of the Syndicate of Journalists, Dr. Abdel Qader El-Qot, critic, Dr. Mustafa Mandour and Dr. Salah Fadl.
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2000
The Attorney General announced that the statement issued by the Azhar Islamic Research Institute regarding the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed" will be considered by the Supreme State Security Prosecution. He had also received a note from Farouq Hosni, Minister of Culture, regarding the same issue. In...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2000
The Supreme State Security Prosecution is conducting investigations with Eid Wardani, the writer of the book "The story of the creation from the beginning to the throne". The writer is accused of including insults against the Islamic scholars in his book.
17. Public Prosecutor: Anyone proved to be involved in Al-Kosheh’s incidents will never escape trial
Date of source: Thursday, February 17, 2000
Counselor Maher Abdel-Wahed, the Public Prosecutor, emphasized that no one proved guilty in Al-Kosheh’s incidents would escape trial under any circumstances. He pointed out that investigations over Al-Kosheh’s incidents have not yet ended but they are on the right track. He added that the results...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2000
Life has started going back to normal in the areas and villages of tension in Al-Koshh, as well as the nearby villages to which the incidents have expanded. ... Things went back to normal yesterday after the security forces were able to control the situation, placing stringent security on all...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2000
The Supreme State Security Agency continued yesterday broad investigations into the incidents of Al-Koshh in which twenty citizens died and thirty-three were injured. A team from the agency’s investigators traveled to the scene to question the defendants and the witnesses as well as inspecting the...
Date of source: Thursday, March 4, 1999 to Wednesday, March 10, 1999
News of security clampdowns on members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood is never a surprise. Although it has been banned since 1954, the group not only continues to function but wins over new members - all in violation of the law. Analysts tend to read into the timing and scale of some of the...
Date of source: Thursday, December 17, 1998
The arrest two weeks ago and subsequent release of Hafez Abu Se’ada, secretary general of the EOHR and the interrogation of Mustafa Zeidan, EOHR-lawyer, continue to focus international attention on the status of human rights groups in this country.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 8, 1998
Hafez Abu Se’da, general secretary of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights was released on bail of 500 Egyptian pounds. The detention of Mustafa Zeidan was ordered.
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.