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Date of source: Wednesday, May 3, 2000
On the 15th of May, Mr. Farouq Hosni, the Minister of Culture, will inaugurate the first exhibition of the Egyptian Coptic monuments under the name of "the Coptic Art in Egypt" in the biggest halls of the Arab World Institute in the heart of the French capital, Paris.
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2000 to Sunday, May 14, 2000
More than 1500 persons applauded and shouted urging the destitution of the Culture Minister, Farouk Hosni, during last Friday’s conference of the Amal [Labor] party. The publishers of Al-Shaab Newspaper launched a severe campaign against the writer of the novel "Banquet for the seaweed" and accused...
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2000
In a special declaration to Al-Ahrar newspaper, the Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, revealed that his ministry did not confiscate the novel "A banquet for the seaweed" by the Syrian writer Haider Haider, and it was not taken off the market. He added that the committee which examine the novel...
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2000
The Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni defended the lately controversial novel "Banquet for the seaweed" by the Syrian writer Haider Haider. The Minister criticized the polemic and described it as "non objective dealing, which aimed achieving only political targets, for the benefit of it’s promoters...
Date of source: Saturday, May 6, 2000 to Friday, May 12, 2000
During the last two weeks Egypt has witnessed unprecedented terrorism, and a lot of Fatwas for shedding the blood of the Culture Minister and some intellectuals who are all accused of impiety. The objective of those who declared the war against the [polemic novel] "Banquette for the seaweed" is to...
Date of source: Friday, May 5, 2000
The Ministry of Culture took of all the published issues of the novel "A banquet for the seaweed" by the Syrian writer after the controversy which the story provoked. The Minister had to order the formation of a committee to investigate the case of the novel. In addition, the Minister denied the...
Date of source: Sunday, April 30, 2000
Nobody expected that the rage induced by a book of the novelist Haider Haider "Walimat Ashab Al-Bahr" [The Banquet Dinner of the Sea] would become a time bomb exploding in the mosques. Some of the Imams asked for punishment and the termination of the campaign against Islam and speaking against God...
Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2000
From the very beginning, Egypt was never far from Islam. It was not a surprise to Egypt when Muslim armies were marching into it. There was not a single Muslim, during and after the Prophet’s life, who was not certain that Egypt would be opened up by Muslims...
Date of source: Monday, November 29, 1999
Prime Minister Dr. Atef Ebeed praised the projects of development and restoration in Old Cairo, which concerns both important Christian and Islamic monuments. The Prime Minister pointed out that these achievements were accomplished during the age of President Mubarak.
Date of source: Saturday, November 27, 1999
Farouq Hosni, the Minister of Culture, says that those who tried to stop the development of society were active at first, but the cultural enlightenment was stronger than their campaigns. Culture [education] was spread and continuous enlightenment campaigns were organized all over the country. But...
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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.