Date of source: Monday, April 7, 2014
Mina Majdī, Maspero Youth Union spokesman stated that the political agreement between the Salafis and presidential nominee al- Sīsī is causing Copts much concern to the extent that some are revising their position and may withdraw from voting for al- Sīsī. He stated that Mursī has cooperated with...
Date of source: Thursday, November 11, 1999
Thousands of Egyptian Muslims clamored into tents set up at Abbasiya’s Youth Center on November 7 to find out if this year would be the chance to fulfill one of their most important religious obligations.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 3, 1999
After moving against Egypt’s offshore press in 1998 by making them go through the prime minister’s office for approval, the government has turned its attention to the local press and is reminding them who’s boss by demanding payment of massive back taxes.
Date of source: Thursday, October 14, 1999
After being booted out of Al Azhar Medical College 11 years ago due to undergoing a sex change operation, Sally Mohammed Abdallah might be returning to classes there despite the prestigious university’s condemnation of her operation.
Date of source: Thursday, July 8, 1999 to Wednesday, July 14, 1999
Cairo governorate this week celebrated the passage of 1,400 years of Islam in Egypt. The celebration was held in Amr Ibn Al As mosque amidst 10,000 worshippers participating in the ceremony. The district the mosque sits is one of the most ancient in the Islamic world. It witnessed the Islamic...
Date of source: Thursday, June 10, 1999 to Wednesday, June 16, 1999
A series of educational books recently published by the Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development have raised some eyebrows and triggered a crisis in the Ministry of Education, among religious scholars and more recently [have] drawn angry protests from the People’s Assembly.