Date of source: Monday, March 6, 2000
The human rights committees in the American State Department issued this week a report that criticized the Egyptian authorities for prosecuting those who claim to be prophets, some alleged Egyptian policies towards women, and some practices deemed to be prejudiced against Christians.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 7, 2000
The defense of the Brotherhood surprised everyone today by calling Milad Hanna, the Coptic thinker, as a defense witness before the court marshal looking into the case of the 20 Brotherhood "syndicate members."
Date of source: Wednesday, March 1, 2000
The Cairo Emergency Court decided yesterday to reject the court case to ban the book "My Father Adam" written by Dr. Abdel-Sabour Shahin. The court said that there was no direct and personal benefit for the plaintiff.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 29, 2000
A list of the twenty-one Christians killed in the recent riots in Al-Kosheh sent out by the Coptic Association of the UK. The list is reproduced here unedited by the RNSAW.
Date of source: Sunday, February 27, 2000
A group of Coptic youth give their reactions to the recent incidents of Al-Kosheh.
Date of source: Sunday, February 27, 2000
Though some shops damaged in the riots in Al-Kosheh suffered damaged amounting to 200,000 EgP a ministerial decision has limited the maximum compensation that any individual who suffered loss in the riots will receive from the Egyptian government to 1,000 EgP.
Date of source: Monday, February 28, 2000
"Giving statements requires being logical and fluent, and everything that lacks reason and does not reveal a truth is not a statement, even in signed by a hundred "intellectuals"!!, whether headed or not headed by Said Al-Naggar [Al-Naggar means the carpenter], the blacksmith, or even Said the car-...
Date of source: Sunday, February 27, 2000
"The Statement of the Hundred" that was published in the same place last week was divided into three parts: a call to the nation, recommendations to the officials, and a list with the hundred names who had signed this statement. Starting from this week, we will screen the reactions to the...
Date of source: Sunday, February 27, 2000
Talking about the emigrant Copts is a very difficult subject because the newspapers have dealt with them from one point of view and they classified them with the extremists, and traitors against their country. They had also mentioned that they were agents [for foreign powers] and so on. The truth...
Date of source: Saturday, February 26, 2000 to Friday, March 3, 2000
The CNN American Net broadcast a show because of the visit of Pope John Paul II to Egypt. Throughout the show that was entitled "Question and answer" which was presented by Riz Khan, the relationship between Muslims and Christians in Egypt and the effect of the Pope’s visit on these relationships...