Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 15, 1999
During his meeting with the students of Alexandria University, the Great Imam, Dr. Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, the sheikh of Al-Azhar, confirmed that Egypt has never known the religious persecution because it is the country of all religions since the first daybreak.
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 16, 1999
Secularism in the West is different from that in the East. The secularists have different principles especially concerning patriotism and national unity. In the East, they despise morals and everything that is represented by it.
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 11, 1999
Tomorrow Abu Bakr Al-Sedik Camp will start. The Camp is held under the supervision of Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq, the minister of Al-Awqaf. The aim of this youth gathering is to spread the correct Islamic call during the summer vacation.
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 2, 1999
I asked Pope Shenouda in a letter to change the laws of electing a pope. These laws permit 90 prelates to stand for election for the position of Pope. This will lead to a series of struggles and disagreements that will split the church. Even if one of these prelates succeeds in winning the...
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 30, 1999
The delegation of the Coptic priests in North America confirmed their complete support to the President and his policy. Bishop Soryal, the head of the delegation, declared that the Coptic churches outside Egypt are representing Egyptians who are proud of their nationality. He added that the people...
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 30, 1999
President Hosni Mubarak has met the delegation of the Coptic Churches in America. The head of the delegation declared that they were all proud of being Egyptians and supporting President Mubarak. He also pointed out that the minority which is trying to defame Egypt does not belong to the Egyptians...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 22, 1999
While the author was a student he was acquainted with a lot of Christians who were studying with him in the same apartment because they were in the same year. It was noticed that no one was shy of the other. They used to discuss everything freely. Suddenly, they discovered that there are...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 15, 1999
The writer, a native of Al-Koshh village, responds to an article which suggested the village’s inhabitants were drunken, noisy arms dealers and gangsters. [The village of Al-Koshh in the governorate of Sohag in Upper Egypt hit international headlines last year when a British paper "The Sunday...
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 18, 1999
The Supreme Military Court handed down its verdicts in lawsuit number 3 for 1999, dubbed as the Revival of Gamaa Al-Islamiyya Organization case in Alexandria. The Court passed life imprisonment sentences with hard labor against 4 defendants, 15 years imprisonment with hard labor against 8, ten...
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 18, 1999
The theological Islamic scholars warn against the sudden movement of ijtihaad [independent judgment on religious issues] that might arouse civil strife among the Muslims and the scholars. Dr. Abd Al-Sabour Marzouq, the secretary general of the Council of Islamic Affairs, says that the one who...