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Al-Shaab launched an attack on the Minister of Culture in several articles in the same issue. Several writers have contributed to this attack in the May 16, issue. Adel Hussein commented on the threats of closing down the Labor Party saying, "Threats of closing down the Party, stopping the paper or...
This article gives a different, and quite refreshing, view of the whole storm that was stirred up by the local press, notably "Al-Shaab", over the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed." The writer asserted that Haider Haider was given on a silver plate the chance of his life to become, almost overnight, a...
Dr. Tantawi, the Sheikh of the Azhar, told Sawt Al Azhar, after returning from Saudi Arabia, about the first time he heard about the novel" Banquet for Seaweed." He confirmed that he waited for the Ministry of Culture to bring the novel to the Azhar, but the Minister didn’t take any steps to do so.
In his column, Gamal Badawi tried to defend the Azhar by refuting the accusation charged to it, namely, being lenient in dealing with the recent incidents. Regarding the fact that Sheikh of the Azhar was abroad receiving a prize during the crisis, the writer said, the final word about the novel is...
Al-Ahrar writes that the Islamic Research Institute of the Azhar announced that Haider’s novel is full of words that humiliate and insult religion, Allah, the Qur’an and Prophet Mohammed. In addition, it said that the Ministry of Culture did not ask the Azhar for its opinion before publishing the...
In this article, Salah Montassar tries to give an overall view about the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed." Firstly, he exposes and comments on the content of the novel. Then he comments on the revolution against the novel by asking whether it was a sincere revolution for religion or simply a secular...
The writer of this article wonders why the Ministry of Culture doesn’t publish the works of Egyptian writers first. How could they publish the work of an unknown Syrian writer, while the young writers in Egypt are facing great difficulties in getting their works published.
After mentioning the reasons that made him refuse to publish Adel Hussein’s article about the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed," Ibrahim Nafie explained his position concerning the novel. In addition, Nafie criticized the way Al-Shaab and Hussein dealt with the novel. Nafie concluded his article by...
Aqidati runs a story saying that the Islamic Research Institute will issue a report on the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed." The report says that the novel has about 27 mistakes.
The Attorney General announced that the statement issued by the Azhar Islamic Research Institute regarding the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed" will be considered by the Supreme State Security Prosecution. He had also received a note from Farouq Hosni, Minister of Culture, regarding the same issue. In...

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