Date of source: Wednesday, August 11, 1999
The Mufti called all the Egyptian Muslims to pray the eclipse prayer from the beginning of the solar eclipse until its end.
Date of source: Saturday, August 7, 1999
The Azhar played a significant role in the struggle of our nation against imperialistic campaigns. Now some 100.000 books of the Azhar library are put on the internet. More then 40.000 historical documents and references will follow.
Date of source: Friday, August 6, 1999
Al-Azhar University will take part in an intentional symposium called "The contribution of the Islamic heritage to Western culture."
Date of source: Thursday, July 29, 1999 to Wednesday, August 4, 1999
[in Al-Ahram, July 21, 1999]
The author, who is Chairman of the General Council in the Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs, writes in answer to criticism in Egypt and suggests that "The new NGO law is an honor to every Egyptian."
Date of source: Wednesday, August 4, 1999
A priest in al-Mahalla al-Kubra was attacked by an unknown person who stabbed him with a knife in different parts of his body. The priest was taken to the hospital. Before the priest went into a coma, he described the criminal.
Date of source: Friday, July 30, 1999
The modern-day nun’s lifestyle has become quite different from what it used to be in previous years. Their lives have been modernized and they are in contact with the world much more than before.
Date of source: Sunday, August 1, 1999
A police report shows the driver of the truck was responsible for the accident because he drove on the left side of the road.
Date of source: Sunday, August 1, 1999
The author relates two different versions of the accident which happened on Friday July 23, 1999 involving a truck and two buses carrying young people from Mar Girgis Church in Heliopolis in which many of the bus passengers died. He asks what will happen regarding the department which issued the...
Date of source: Saturday, July 31, 1999 to Friday, August 6, 1999
In spite of the horrible accident at Beni Suef, internal tourism [by Egyptian Christians] was not affected by it. The trips to the monasteries are organized daily in order to get the blessings of the Saints there, and are considered the cheapest trips inside Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, July 29, 1999 to Wednesday, August 4, 1999
On July 23, on the Cairo-Minya highway a terrible accident happened in which 33 Christian youth lost their lives. There is growing public outrage against the huge number of road accidents which occur annually on Egyptian roads. In 1998 alone, 5,000 people were killed and 22,000 injured in 23,000...