Date of source: Saturday, November 27, 1999
Minister of Information, Safwat Al Sharif, explains it is national responsibility " to carry the role of forming the society’s feelings." Extremism must be combated." The minds of the Egyptians will never raise the white flag for extremists." The Minister also speaks about national unity. "Our...
Date of source: Thursday, November 18, 1999
Dozens of journalists staged a sit-in at the headquarters of the Press Syndicate on Sunday afternoon to protest the continuing imprisonment of Magdi Hussein, chief editor of Al-Shaab, mouthpiece of the Islamist-oriented Labor party, and journalist Salah Bedewi. The two are serving two-year jail...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 16, 1999
This is the story of the most famous sixteen books which were confiscated throughout this century because of the taboos in our society (on religion, sex, and politics) which stand, like a sword on the neck, in front of everyone who has a certain opinion while the freedom allowed in the Arab world,...
Date of source: Sunday, November 21, 1999
Dr. Nasr Abu Zeid speaks about the necessity of the scientific study of the Qur’an and its history. He says that this study does not threaten the faith of a Muslim; on the contrary. Abu Zeid explains principles for research and his wish to return to Egypt. But first the court decision to declare...
Date of source: Sunday, November 14, 1999
Dr. Hamed Abu Zayd said that the most important issue occupying his mind is the crisis of modern religious thought and the problems of the different interpretations of the Qur`an. There have been several versions of the Qur’an but one was left over and other versions of the Qur`an were burned.
Date of source: Friday, October 8, 1999
[Due to personal problems of the translator, this text and the following of October 19 have been handed in only yesterday. We apologize for the delay in presenting this article]. The author claims the US Report on Religious Freedom attempts to ignite strife between Muslims and Copts along...
Date of source: Sunday, November 7, 1999
Al-Arabi asked Prof. Dr. Nasr Abu Zeid a number of questions to which Dr. Abu Zeid responded in writing. Dr. Abu Zeid discusses the concept of civilization, the Western view of Islam and further research Dr. Abu Zeid has planned.
Date of source: Sunday, November 7, 1999
When the law is silent and chaos is taking over in dealing with issues of opinion, talks about the freedom of press as an ideal career is nonsense. Therefore, we realize why many newspapers are blocked and closed forcibly without any previous warning. Some are brought to courts, others are...
Date of source: Sunday, November 7, 1999
West Sana’a court will take up the charge which was taken against the Alwahdawi newspaper because of the report written by one of its journalists.
Date of source: Sunday, November 7, 1999
We write to express our concern about reports that the authorities in the Republic of Yemen have yet again ordered the indefinite closure of the al-Shora newspaper. It is even more troubling that another newspaper, al-Haq, has also been closed under similar circumstances.