Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 10, 1999
Book review of a book which was published in 1988! The book is focused on the role of the Copts in Egyptian politics in the period 1900 - 1952 and especially the role of the Coptic politician Makram Ebeid (1889-1961) in that period. The author of the book, Dr. Mustafa el-Fiqi, was advisor of...
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 22, 1999
The discussion at the press conference of the New York Council of Churches on June 28 [transcript presented in last week’s RNSAW] was mainly with members of the American Coptic Union. Before the press conference Drs. Cornelis Hulsman interviewed Rafique Iscander, chairman and founder of the...
Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 29, 1999
This article deals with the relationships between the Sheikhs of Al-Azhar and King Farouq [the last king of Egypt who was forced to abdicate the throne in 1952].
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 3, 1999 to الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 9, 1999
In the early hours of last Thursday, following a day-long debate, the People’s Assembly approved, by a hefty majority, a new bill designed to regulate the activities of some 15,000 registered non-governmental organizations (NGOs). However, the bill did not go down well with 11 opposition deputies...
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 4, 1999 to الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 17, 1999
The well-known director of the Ibn Khaldoun Institute sees the government has taken a few positive steps to improve the situation of the Copts.
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 4, 1999 to الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 17, 1999
The story of a Coptic politician from the younger generation.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 23, 1998
Dr. Ayman Nour of the Wafd Party invited Lord Alton to visit Egypt to see everything by himself, but he refused. However, he agreed on holding a debate with Dr. Nour in London and it will televised through one of the television channels.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 19, 1998
This article discusses the several faxes Lord David Alton of Liverpool wrote to Sohag’s governor Ahmad Abd Al-Aziz Bakr concerning the issue of al-Koshh.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 15, 1998
’The World Today’ program broadcast from London Radio last week hosted leading Copts and Muslims. This article gives a summary of that discussion which focused on al-Koshh.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 12, 1998
An article about the role of Copts in the Wafd Party which led the struggle for independence from the British.