Date of source: Tuesday, September 5, 2000 to Thursday, September 7, 2000
[Also Al-Wafd, September 7, 2000]
The American Department of State introduced its second annual report concerning religious freedom in many countries, including Egypt, China, Russia and the Arabic and Islamic countries. The first annual report included many claims regarding the persecution of...
Date of source: Thursday, August 31, 2000
The paper received two messages, at around the same time, from some of our Coptic brothers. The first message, which came from two engineers, Sergos Zakhari Maximous and Butros Ibrahim Saleeb, in Alexandria, was full of love towards Egypt. The other was a copy of a page from a magazine issued by...
Date of source: Friday, July 21, 2000
The First Attorney General for the Supreme State Security Prosecution, decided to arrest more people accused of involvement in the case of the Ibn Khaldoun Center. The decision covers Hussein Abdel Rahman and Ashraf Salah who are researchers for the Organization to Support Women Voters.
Date of source: Sunday, July 16, 2000
Counselor Maher Abdel Wahid, Public Prosecutor, agreed to refer the case Dr. Yehia Ismail Habloush, Professor of the College of Religious Origins [’Usul el-Din] at the Azhar University, to the criminal courts, after being accused of insulting and slandering the Sheikh of the Azhar.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 19, 2000
The Supreme Court of State Security Misdemeanor listened, yesterday, to the five-hour plea of the defense lawyer, in the case of sheikha Manal and her 15 followers. In his plea, the defense lawyer asked the court to set the accused free.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 19, 2000
The arrest and detainment in full custody of Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim and many of his young employees, along with the search of his home and the premises of the Ibn Khaldoun Center is a tremendous blow to anyone who knows Dr. Saad Eddin or has come across the work which the Center has been involved...
Date of source: Monday, July 10, 2000
The Supreme State Security Prosecutor decided to imprison 21 members of the Muslim Brothers Group for 15 days in custody. They were accused of trying to revive the activities of the group.
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2000
The criminal court of Sohag decided to postpone pronouncing sentence on the Al-Kosheh case until 3rd July. In addition, it decided to appoint a social specialist, to study the cases of 13 of the young men accused.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 16, 2000
The People’s Assembly session witnessed, yesterday, a heated debate between Omar Hashem, President of the Azhar University and Kamal Al-Shazly, Minister of State for the People’s Assembly and Shura Council affairs, over the article of Ibrahim Sa’ada, the Chief Editor of Al-Akhbar, entitled "Cairo...
Date of source: Sunday, May 21, 2000
The leader of Al-Wafd party deplored the recent steps taken by the Parties Affairs Committee against the Labor Party and its newspaper. The Party Affairs Committee announced on Sunday the suspension of Al-Shaab and all the other papers issued by the Labor party. The closure will be valid until all...