Date of source: Sunday, March 19, 2000
At least 230 people belonging to a religious group called "The Movement of the Ten Commandments" committed suicide. The leader of this group had told his followers that suicide would reduce the pain in the life hereafter.
[Editor: Al-Ahrar also reported this news on the same day on p.1]
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2000 to Friday, January 28, 2000
... There were a good number of people with interests - inside and outside - messing with many things, and dealing with what happened in Al-Kosheh as spoils to be taken, even if they had to start more fires in it!
Date of source: Wednesday, January 12, 2000
Throughout the past week, the tragic and highly-deplorable events in the southern Egyptian village of al-Koshh still made news and it has been the topic of every talk either in Egypt or outside it. However, Every Egyptian, be he a Muslim or Copt, rejects such catastrophic events.
Date of source: Saturday, November 27, 1999
An article about a corruption case of a police colonel who was ready to free prisoners for the exchange of money.
Date of source: Friday, October 29, 1999
Universities are the place where secret marriages between university students are one of the problems that threatened the moral life of these students; especially because students in that phase of life are driven by the uncontrolled emotions of the youth. In 1997 a social researcher found 31...
Date of source: Saturday, February 27, 1999
Traditionally Upper Egypt is well-known for family frictions and feuds with bloody confrontations. Blind loyalty to family groups is rampant in the Upper Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, December 28, 1998
In the last issue of the debate aired by the Qatari Al-Jezira channel between Maurice Sadek, President of the Center for Human rights and National Unity, and Mustafa Bakri, editor-in-chief of Al-Osboa newspaper, Sadek had said that the Egyptian government is a racist government and should be...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 4, 1998
Interview with Drs. Kees Hulsman, the first correspondent to visit el-Koshh. The interview focused on the Sunday Telegraph, earlier sensational reporting on Egypt by a co-production of channel four and Dutch TV (Evangelical Broadcasting Company), what had happened in el-Koshh and the role of human...