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Pope Shenouda III, Bishop Bissenti of Ma?asara and Helwan and the Christian Youths Association give Iftar parties in Ramadan. All participants believe that such parties reflect national unity between Muslims and Christians.
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The general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood passed away on November 14, 2002. His funeral showed the powerful existence of the Brotherhood. Leaders of the group canceled a meeting to chose a successor for him to avoid being arrested because of ?violating the laws by participating in an...
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Egyptian TV series ?Knight without a Horse,? is still raising an issue. Egypt and other Arab countries have
aired the series despite Israeli objection and American pressure. The American and Israeli embassies in Egypt decided
to watch the series to judge whether it contains anything that can be...
Date of source: Saturday, November 16, 2002
Pope Shenouda said that America does not need his statement to the Lions Club to know about the conditions of Copts and use it against the Egyptian government. He does not deny his dissatisfaction concerning the elections. He feels that his speaking out on such an issue may have released some of...
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Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Egypt stress that the future general guide will be chosen from among the members of the
?Guidance Committee,? who are all Egyptians. Leaders of the international Brotherhood group object to confining the
position of the general guide to Egyptian leaders.
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Egyptian TV
series ?Knight without a Horse? causes a major controversy because it is allegedly based on the book ?Protocols of the
Elders of Zion.? Many Jewish groups object to the airing of the series. They asked the US Secretary of State to
pressure the Egyptian government to prevent its...
Date of source: Saturday, November 16, 2002
Pope Shenouda issued a statement to the members of Cairo Lions Club that what the constitution says about the equality between Muslims and Christians is one thing and the actual fact of the matter is another. He added that Copts have the right to be represented fairly in the Parliament. Some papers...
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Mustafa Mashhour,
the general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, has been diagnosed as having a blood clot in the brain and is expected to
die. Brotherhood members refuse to answer questions concerning his successor. Observers recognize three candidates and
one of them is the official spokesman of...
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The report of the American
State Department on religious freedom in the world lists Egypt among the countries where religious freedom is
violated. The report claims that Egypt does not respect non-Islamic religions and pressures their followers. It does
not give them religious freedom to the...
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American minister Jerry Falwell apologized to Muslims for what he said about Prophet
Muhammad being a terrorist. Some papers believe that Falwell?s statement is part of the campaign against Islām and
shows how Zionism is rooted in American Christianity.