Date of source: Tuesday, March 24, 1998
An agreement is signed between Kosovo Muslims and the Serbian authorities concerning education.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 25, 1998
A review of the role of Muslims in Indian politics.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 18, 1998
Massacre of ethnic Albanians who are Muslim in Kosovo.
Date of source: Monday, March 16, 1998
An interview with a controversial writer who questions traditional interpretations of the Qur’an. Al-Qimni and the author who is a religious person apparently clashed over thoughts, resulting in an article that could result in problems for al-Qimni with Islamist radicals.
Date of source: Saturday, March 14, 1998
The Grand Imam and Sheikh of Al-Azhar mosque and Mohamed Hamdi Zakzouk Minister of Religious Endowments met with a delegation from American churches to answer questions about religious issues in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, March 8, 1998
The citizens of the Hosh Eissa are complaining that their church, which was closed down after a terrorist attack, has not been reopened for seven years now. The law governing the repair of churches was modified allowing governors, instead of the president, to make that decision. The modified law,...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 4, 1998
The article (written by a Christian intellectual) speaks about the integration of Copts in the Egyptian society. Too many empty words are used and too easily ’others’ are blamed. The author want to look for practical solutions which would be a contribution to Egypt’s development. We should look at...
Date of source: Thursday, March 5, 1998
The article sees the closure of el-Destour after its publication of a call to murder three Coptic businessmen as a set back for the freedom of press.
Date of source: Monday, March 2, 1998
Rose el-Yousef reported on the article in el-Destour. It found the extremist declaration as not less dangerous than the murder on 58 tourists in Luxor. Both targeted Egyptian economy. Extremists started targeting economy by imposing the payment of ’protection money’ on Copts in Upper Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 25, 1998
Destour published a text of extremists calling for the death of three Coptic businessmen which led to the subsequent closure of the newspaper and a discussion in the Egyptian press on the (limits of the) freedom of the press. In this week’s translation only the text of the statement of the...