Date of source: Saturday, March 17, 2001
Michael Mounier, the president of the US Copts Association sent a letter to the Board Chairman of Al-Gomhuria telling him that what the paper mentioned in its article "They forged the Pope’s signature" was false and baseless. He wrote that Copts abroad do not intervene in the affairs of the church...
Date of source: Thursday, March 8, 2001
The RNSAW usually places no articles which were not published in an Arab medium in the Arab World or which have no relation to the Arab World. In this case this text of CAIR-NET is provided because of the article below in Asharq Al-Awsat, one day after the CAIR-NET (and probably others) spread the...
Date of source: Saturday, March 10, 2001 to Friday, March 16, 2001
A new group, lead by Maurice Sadeq, was formed to defame Egypt. This usually happens whenever President Mubarak is about to visit the United States. The group claimed that Christians are persecuted in Egypt. Almost all Christian societies refused to take part in a meeting the group called for.
Date of source: Monday, March 5, 2001
AWR editor Cornelis Hulsman asked Michael Meunier to respond to an article in Al-Usbua, February 26. Michael Meunier responded in an e-mail that most claims in the Egyptian media about Copts in the US are made up. He gives several examples. Meunier agreed with placement in RNSAW.
Date of source: Monday, February 12, 2001
Michael Meunier, president of US Copts Association, was upset about the statements Al-Ahram, January 31, attributed to bishop Yo’annis, secretary of H.H. Pope Shenouda, in which he supposedly criticized the World Council of Churches which was seen as a response to a statement of the World Council...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 26, 2000
The author repeated the testimony of Dr. Kamal Abu Al-Magd, in which he accused Ibrahim of being chaotic and careless about the administration. Abu Al-Magd denied the charges of corruption and forgery, and affirmed that the board had nothing to do with the Center’s budget. However, the rest of the...
Date of source: Friday, January 19, 2001
On January 5, 2001, a group of supporters of Professor Saad Eddin Ibrahim (SEI) and the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies (IKCDS) met with the Egyptian Ambassador to the United States, Nabil Fahmy. The group included Drs. William Zartman, Michael Hudson, Diane Singerman, Judy Barsalou, and...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 18, 2000
Report of the second session of the trial of Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim and 27 co-defendants. The defense questioned State Security detective, Officer Nasr Mohieddin, the agent who prepared original accusations against the defendants over several months of last year. According to the report of News...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 9, 2001
Dr. Rodolph Yanney, president of the Society of Coptic Church Studies and founder and editor of Coptic Church Review in 1980, gave the RNSAW permission to bring his articles in the Copts Digest and the Coptic Daily Digest, published in 1999, together in one report describing the factors leading to...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2000
The issue of the possibility of establishing a political party by the Muslim Brotherhood is still on the surface. The Muslim Brotherhood is something like a self-centered powerful lobby or a subtly-integrated community within the society. They have their customs, traditions and rituals. As far as...