Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 3, 1999
A prominent Lebanese composer and singer has been formally accused by an investigating judge of insulting Islam. Judge Abdul Rahman Shihab demanded the imprisonment Marcel Khalife from six months to three years for (allegedly) insulting religious rituals by using the chapter of Yusif from the Holy...
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 6, 1999
Israel said on Tuesday it will bar any new building in the biblical town of Nazareth in 2000, a move that could effectively block the construction of a controversial mosque before a planned visit by Pope John Paul II.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 3, 1999
A Muslim leader in Nazareth demanded Saturday that the Vatican stay out of a dispute between Muslims and Christians. The Vatican opposes the construction of a mosque near the Church of the Annunciation.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 6, 1999
A Jewish extremist was convicted on Tuesday of plotting to deface a Muslim grave with a pig’s head and plotting to burn down an Israeli peace group’s office.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 4, 1999
Prime Minister Ehud Barak officially opened new archaeological excavations near Al Haram Al Sharif, a flash point of Arab-Israeli enmity. The site’s political and religious sensitivity exploded in bloodshed three years ago.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 4, 1999
Palestinian police have detained dozens of suspected Islamic Jihad militants.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 3, 1999
The Council of Islamic Organizations and Societies in Jordan has sent a letter to Prime Minister Abdur-Ra’uf S. Rawabdeh urging him to take prompt action against "influential persons who are heavily indebted to the Water Authority of Jordan for excessive water consumption as well as other...
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 1, 1999
Muslims respect and revere Jesus (peace be upon Him). They consider Him one of the greatest of God’s messengers to mankind. The Qur`an confirms His virgin birth, and a chapter of the Qur`an is entitled Maryam (Mary).
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 27, 1999
The National Jordanian Campaign Committee to Eliminate the so-called "Crimes of Honor" has made some strides in its bid to increase public awareness of the problem but is nowhere near where it should be.
Date of source: الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 24, 1999
Pope Shenouda III, patriarch of the Orthodox Church, declared his refusal to all attempts, made by colonialists, to Judaize Jerusalem as God has blessed and sanctified this land and has given it a special status among all heavenly religions. Hence, all believers there should cooperate to prevent...