Date of source:
The elections
of the Bar Association were postponed until February 24
because the quorum required by law was not
achieved. The Brotherhood declared its support for the government’s
candidate for the Association’s top
post, claiming that he was the best candidate. They also included the name of...
Date of source:
The Criminal Court of Sohag gave its verdict in al-Kosheh case, in
which
57 Muslims and 39 Copts were accused. Ninety-two defendants were set free and four Muslim defendants were
sentenced to between one and ten years imprisonment. No one was convicted of murder, although 21 Christians
were...
Date of source:
The
court of first instance postponed its verdict on the action brought by Dr. Nasr Hamid
Abu Zeid and his wife
against the Minister of Justice. Abū Zeid wants to show that there is still a marital
relationship between
him and his wife.
Date of source:
The Supreme Court of State Security sentenced Salah
El-Dīn Mohsen, who is accused of disdaining
religions, to three years hard labor. The court also ruled that all of
his books should be confiscated
because they contain extremist thoughts and defame the Divine Being. Mohsen said
that he was...
Date of source:
The efforts of
the Shaykh of the Azhar to dissolve the Azhar Scholars Front and
to turn it into "The benevolent
organization for helping the children of the workers in the Azhar," have succeeded.
The Supreme Court of
Administrative Justice ruled to dissolve the Front and to change both its...
Date of source:
Al-Arabi
and Āfāq Arabia
reported that a great many Jews came to the village of Demtawa to celebrate the mulid of Abū
Hasera. al-
Ahrar wrote that this year only three Jews attended the celebration. Rose al-Youssef mentioned that the
celebration was canceled by an Egyptian decree. It pointed...
Date of source: Friday, January 12, 2001
Mahmoud al-Kurdi
believed that "Awan al-Ward"
highlighted the fact that building the civilization of Egypt would not be achieved
except through the arms
of both Muslims and Christians. Awdet Iskander wrote that Wahid Hamid was mistaken when he
chose a mixed
marital relationship as the plot of...
Date of source: Saturday, January 13, 2001
A Muslim Brotherhood’s representative made an inquiry questioning the Minister of Culture
about
the last three novels published by the General Authority for Cultural Palaces, claiming that they violate
general decency. The Minister of Culture ordered an investigation into the matter, which ended...
Date of source: Sunday, January 7, 2001
The number of articles published about Christmas reflects the attention the Egyptian press paid to celebrations of it. The article gives a list of the articles published in five newspapers.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 2, 2001
The issue of celebrating the mulid of Abū Hasera aroused the anger of the inhabitants
of Demtawa, where his tomb
is located. There are many conflicting stories about the reality of his
character. Some stories say that he was one
of the prophets that were sent to the Israelites in Egypt and...