Date of source: Tuesday, May 16, 2000
Al-Shaab launched an attack on the Minister of Culture in several articles in the same issue. Several writers have contributed to this attack in the May 16, issue. Adel Hussein commented on the threats of closing down the Labor Party saying, "Threats of closing down the Party, stopping the paper or...
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2000
Dr. Tantawi, the Sheikh of the Azhar, told Sawt Al Azhar, after returning from Saudi Arabia, about the first time he heard about the novel" Banquet for Seaweed." He confirmed that he waited for the Ministry of Culture to bring the novel to the Azhar, but the Minister didn’t take any steps to do so.
Date of source: Thursday, May 18, 2000
Al-Ahrar writes that the Islamic Research Institute of the Azhar announced that Haider’s novel is full of words that humiliate and insult religion, Allah, the Qur’an and Prophet Mohammed. In addition, it said that the Ministry of Culture did not ask the Azhar for its opinion before publishing the...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 to Saturday, May 20, 2000
In this article, Salah Montassar tries to give an overall view about the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed." Firstly, he exposes and comments on the content of the novel. Then he comments on the revolution against the novel by asking whether it was a sincere revolution for religion or simply a secular...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 17, 2000
The writer of this article wonders why the Ministry of Culture doesn’t publish the works of Egyptian writers first. How could they publish the work of an unknown Syrian writer, while the young writers in Egypt are facing great difficulties in getting their works published.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 17, 2000
After mentioning the reasons that made him refuse to publish Adel Hussein’s article about the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed," Ibrahim Nafie explained his position concerning the novel. In addition, Nafie criticized the way Al-Shaab and Hussein dealt with the novel. Nafie concluded his article by...
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2000
In its session summoned on the ninth of May, the criminal court of Sohag decided to postpone the passing of the sentence concerning the first riots of El-Kosheh. As for the second riots it was postponed to the session of the 4th of June.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2000
In this article, Mr. Sidhom deals with the proposals presented by some Copts in Egypt
for the purpose of building new churches in the cities of the governorates of south and north Sinai, and the way these proposals have been neglected.
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2000 to Thursday, May 11, 2000
The following is not a defense of Dr. Mohammed Abbas, who is too valuable to be reached by those ridiculous people, it is a simple approach to his world as he is not willing to get nearer to the lights of the media.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2000
Responsible personnel at the Ministry of Culture face up about 5 years imprisonment.