Date of source: Thursday, April 29, 1999
A summary of a recent interview of Dr. Abdel Sabour Shahin by ’Ataa Abdel ’Aal
Date of source: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 to Wednesday, May 12, 1999
The infamous Article 291 of the penal code, which exempts a rapist from punishment if he marries his victim, was canceled by the People’s Assembly on 20 April. Lawyers and women’s activists, who’d been pushing for years for amendment to the law, hailed the decision as a partial victory for women’s...
Date of source: Saturday, April 10, 1999 to Friday, April 16, 1999
The Charge: "She insults religion, despises and ridicules the Prophet."
Thus accused, her punishment was immediately issued - without trial.
Date of source: Saturday, March 27, 1999
Sub-Titles: A Christian lawyer accuses the priest of deviating from Christianity because of an [newspaper] article.
A response to the view of a Coptic priest who rejects adoption because of its pagan, Byzantine origin: a first inside the Coptic Church, last week a lawyer filed a lawsuit demanding...
Date of source: Monday, February 15, 1999
What makes one laugh or cry is that Dr. Abd Al-Sabour Shahin who was against Dr. Nasr Abu Zaid until he left the country, is now facing the same fate. Remarkably, however, the popular Dr. Mustafa Mahmoud agrees with the book.
Date of source: Monday, February 8, 1999
The author argues against the hisba-courts and the self-appointed guardians of Islam. These guardians live in an age of lies, twisting of facts, dodging, forgery and theft. Yes, they steal, hide, shadow, cheat and lie about God, his Prophet and the believers. He continues to argue that sheikh...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 3, 1999
The author of the controversial book " My Father Adam" defends himself. "My aim was to open the door of interpretation (ijtihad) and to oppose the Israeli studies."
Date of source: Sunday, January 24, 1999
During the last ten years, Sheikh Yousef Al- Badri has not had any chance to attack his enemies and appears as the superior religious scholar to the extent that he became, according to many people, a talkative phenomena that does not stop talking. He became unable to distinguish between his...
Date of source: Monday, January 18, 1999
Nasr Abu Zaid didn’t feel vengeance despite the fact that Abd el-Sabour Shahin apostatized him from the pulpit of a mosque. He defends Shahin’s freedom of thought." He who asks a person to repent is the one who should repent because he places himself in the position of God and the prophet." Abu...
Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 1999 to Saturday, January 23, 1999
After several months of silence sheikh Yousef el-Badri resumed his hobby of scanning the society for profane concepts. This time Badri turned against Abdel Sabour Shahin for his book "My father Adam". The MET spoke with Badri.