Date of source: Thursday, April 1, 1999 to Wednesday, April 7, 1999
In an exclusive interview, Pope Shenouda III speaks frankly to Al-Ahram Weekly about the national role of the Church, the new draft Personal Status law, and other controversial issues.
Date of source: Friday, March 26, 1999
"I read yesterday a commentary by ...the editor-in-chief of Akhbar El-Saa’a on an article published in the French Le Figaro newspaper about oppression of Copts in Egypt. [T]his is a stupid and cheap showpiece. Despite the stupidity and emptiness of this allegation, the question frequently arises:...
Date of source: Monday, March 22, 1999
The Israeli government has officially requested Egypt that it [be allowed to] build in Cairo the largest synagogue in the Middle East together with a Wailing Wall.
Israel said in its request that was sent via diplomatic channels, that Egypt’s acceptance to this request will assure and strengthen...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 24, 1999
Claims made in a recent issue of the French magazine Le Figaro about the situation regarding Copts [Coptic Christians] in Egypt are discussed.
Date of source: Saturday, March 20, 1999
Egyptian people disappeared from Islamic historical books, making Egypt to seem as if it was, on the eve of occupation, an empty, uninhabited stretch of land. Hardly any references have been made to the Egyptian people or the Copts. By omitting the Coptic age in syllabuses they think in a non-...
Date of source: Thursday, February 4, 1999 to Wednesday, February 17, 1999
Speaking about accepting one another.
Date of source: Thursday, February 4, 1999 to Wednesday, February 17, 1999
The story of a Coptic politician from the younger generation.
Date of source: Thursday, February 4, 1999 to Wednesday, February 17, 1999
An overview of the position of Copts in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, January 28, 1999 to Wednesday, February 3, 1999
The Arab Strategic Report issued last week by the Al-Ahram Centre for Political and
Strategic Studies argues that religion has little to do with the problems faced by Copts. Weak democratic institutions and human rights violations are the main reasons behind the problems faced by all Egyptians, be...
Date of source: Monday, January 19, 1998
Yesterday, at dawn, the Muslims were performing the festival prayer, and in the evening, the Christians were celebrating" The Day of Epiphany. Accordingly, the way of the Egyptian’s living has changed. The iftar (breakfasting) tables became tables for love, sharing and brotherhood between the...