Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 30, 2001
Some people think that Sheikh Amr Khalid is the product of the government that tries to steal the spotlight from the real scholars. Some say he is a temporary phenomenon. He was once classified as being a member of the Brotherhood. Khalid’s supporters say his preaching for the elite serves social...
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 23, 2001
The article is a comment on Tareq Al-Bishri’s article in which he compared the attitude of the State towards Al-Nabaa crisis and the crisis caused by the publication of the "Banquet for Seaweed." The author believes that Christians have the right to get angry and to express that anger by all lawful...
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 13, 2001
The author received many letters comparing the story Al-Nabaa published about the expelled monk and the contents of "A banquet for Seaweed," "The Formation Period" and "Yathrib Community," which are believed to disdain Islam. His conclusion was that the law prohibits scorning religions and that is...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تموز (يوليو) 10, 2001
Dr. Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi expressed the opinion that giving fatwas to Muslims, regarding their personal and general affairs is not limited to the Mufti and that all scholars share this with him. The Mufti believes that all Muslim scholars are allowed to give fatwas, but there are guidelines. He said...
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 7, 2001
The head of the solicitors committee defending Saad Eddin Ibrahim said that he did not accept any attempts to interfere in his case, whether local or international, and also that he trusted the honesty of the Egyptian court. He confirmed that the Israeli Prime Minister had not interfered in the...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 26, 2001
Fahmi Howeidi believes that anger ruined the right way of handling the case of the expelled monk. Instead of regarding it as an attempt to attack the public system, violating the traditions of the journalism profession, it was regarded as a matter concerning only Copts. The angry people did not...
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 27, 2001
Pope Shenouda’s way of facing the crisis of Al-Nabaa has shown the spirituality of the Coptic church. Facing this storm was fast, wise, calm and objective. The logic in facing the storm has been witnessed by everyone and it has helped all the organizations and communities that made haste to reject...
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 21, 2001
The Supreme Council for the Press started a lawsuit to ban Al-Nabaa. The council condemned publication of improper photographs and threatening society’s values. Some council members expressed their conviction that freedom of the press must be responsible. Mamdouh Mahran testified that he was the...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 29, 2001
The Syrian president welcomed Pope Shenouda, the Patriarch of Antioch, the president of the Evangelical Council, the Archbishop of Baalbak and the General Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches. He praised the patriotic stance of Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 3, 2001
The Bishop of Shubra al-Kheima filed a law suit against the Governor of Qalyubiya, the head of the town council of al-Qanatir al-Khairiya and the General manager of social affairs of al-Qanatir al-Khairiya because of a piece of land belonging to the church being used to built a social services unit...