Date of source:
The Criminal Court of Sohag gave its verdict in al-Kosheh case, in
which
57 Muslims and 39 Copts were accused. Ninety-two defendants were set free and four Muslim defendants were
sentenced to between one and ten years imprisonment. No one was convicted of murder, although 21 Christians
were...
Date of source:
The Supreme Court of State Security sentenced Salah
El-Dīn Mohsen, who is accused of disdaining
religions, to three years hard labor. The court also ruled that all of
his books should be confiscated
because they contain extremist thoughts and defame the Divine Being. Mohsen said
that he was...
Date of source:
The
hearing sessions of the case of the Ibn Khaldoun Center, in which Saad Eddin Ibrahim and 27 of his aides
are
accused of forgery and financial contravention, started. al-Hayat listed the details of the two
sessions and the
defenses discussions with the witness for prosecution. al-Sharq al-...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 to Thursday, January 18, 2001
Coptic lawyers withdrew
their
lawsuits against "Awan al-Ward" and its writer and made peace with the team who work on the serial.
Pope Shenouda
and the President of the Radio and Television Union attended the reconciliation meeting.
Date of source: Friday, January 19, 2001
The Azhar Scholars Front supported the Minister of Culture and urged him to clean the
Ministry by firing
more officials who are responsible for publishing libertine books. The Front listed 300
books for revision because
of immoral style.
Date of source: Friday, January 12, 2001
Mahmoud al-Kurdi
believed that "Awan al-Ward"
highlighted the fact that building the civilization of Egypt would not be achieved
except through the arms
of both Muslims and Christians. Awdet Iskander wrote that Wahid Hamid was mistaken when he
chose a mixed
marital relationship as the plot of...
Date of source: Saturday, January 13, 2001
A Muslim Brotherhood’s representative made an inquiry questioning the Minister of Culture
about
the last three novels published by the General Authority for Cultural Palaces, claiming that they violate
general decency. The Minister of Culture ordered an investigation into the matter, which ended...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 2, 2001
The issue of celebrating the mulid of Abū Hasera aroused the anger of the inhabitants
of Demtawa, where his tomb
is located. There are many conflicting stories about the reality of his
character. Some stories say that he was one
of the prophets that were sent to the Israelites in Egypt and...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Rather than attacking the minister of culture’s statements on the
Ḥijāb, Ayman al-Bishbīshī asserts that the healthy atmosphere of differences in
opinions enriches human civilizations.
Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
The review deals with Minister of Culture Fārūq Husnī’s latest
remarks in which he termed the H...