Find Articles

Displaying 24181 - 24190 of 48304. Show 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 results per page.
E.g., 2026-07-19
E.g., 2026-07-19
1. Cairo is burning and the government is watching
Date of source: 13 May 2000
By Ibrāhīm Si‘dah
In a very long article Ibrahim Sa’ada criticized and blamed all the parties involved in the recent controversy about the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed," which provoked unprecedented riots in the Azhar University. 1- The writer of the novel is unknown, his story is monotonous and the words of his...
2. The Azhar statement will be submitted to the State Security Prosecution.
Date of source: 19 May 2000
By ‘Ātif Fārūq
Al-Ahrar runs a story on its first page entitled "The Azhar statement will be submitted to the State Security Prosecution." It mentioned that the Attorney General announced that the statement issued by the Azhar Islamic Research Institute, regarding the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed" will be...
3. The Azhar condemned "A Banquet for Seaweed"
Date of source: 16 May 2000
By Mūsā Hāl
Aqidati writes that the Islamic Research Committee will issue a report on the novel" Banquet for Seaweed" to explain their definite opinion. Sources related to the committee say that the novel has about 27 mistakes. It scorns and humiliates Islamic values. It also includes shameless bad words. The...
4. The callers to impiety, inciting and the return to the origin of the things
Date of source: 17 May 2000
By Ibrāhīm Nāfi‘
Despite the possibility of giving space for every opinion and tendency to be published in Al-Ahram, I refused to publish the article of Adel Hussein the secretary general of Labor Party concerning the actual controversy about the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed" as he repeated what he published before...
5. An eye on the events at the Azhar
Date of source: 17 May 2000
I followed, with great care, the discussion around the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed." It started with the agitated article of Al-Sha’ab and the incidents at the Azhar University. I was surprised because the writer is unknown and his works are unwelcome in many Arab countries, because they revolve...
6. Just an opinion [daily column]
Date of source: 17 May 2000 to 20 May 2000
By Ṣalāḥ Muntaṣir
The content of the novel: Egyptians are not interested in literature as it took many years to distribute less than 2000 copies of any book published by the Ministry of Culture. Even the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed," sold only 200 copies during five months, when it was published. The novel...
7. Al Azhar: "Haider’s banquet humiliates the Qur’an
Date of source: 18 May 2000
By No Author Mentioned
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. The assembly said in its statement that the novel deviated from general good ethics by calling for illegal...
8. The Banquet of tearing the Azhar
Date of source: 19 May 2000
By Jamāl Badāūī
In his column, Gamal Badawi tried to defend the Azhar. He refuted the accusation that it was lenient in dealing with the recent incidents. He said that the Azhar could not confiscate the novel from bookstores. All it can do is to form a committee to study the novel and then announce its opinion....
9. The Grand Imam of the Azhar: the Ministry of Culture did not ask for our opinion before publishing the novel
Date of source: 19 May 2000
By No Author Mentioned
Dr. Mohammed Tantawi, the Sheikh of the Azhar, told Sawt the Azhar, after returning from Saudi Arabia, about the first time he heard about the novel" Banquet for Seaweed" while he gave a lecture in a mosque. One of the girls asked him his opinion about the novel. He said that he hadn’t read it....
10. When do we understand the lesson?
Date of source: 24 May 2000
By Maḥmūd Ḥamdī Zaqzūq (Dr.)
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, the author of the infamous novel, was given on a silver plate the chance of his...

Pages