Torah
Sweden allows protest burning Torahs and Bibles outside Israeli Embassy
World
July 15, 2023
Sweden allows protest burning Torahs and Bibles outside Israeli Embassy
CNN — Swedish authorities have approved a protest involving the burning of Torahs and Bibles outside the Israeli Embassy in…
Egypt to register Torah scrolls, other synagogue relics as antiquities
Science
December 16, 2019
Egypt to register Torah scrolls, other synagogue relics as antiquities
The Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt has approved registering 13 artifacts, including Torah scrolls, candlesticks and lanterns, belonging to…
‘Everything is stolen from us’: Tunisians fight to preserve cultural heritage
Middle East
June 19, 2019
‘Everything is stolen from us’: Tunisians fight to preserve cultural heritage
FOUSSANA, Tunisia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Standing near the shrine of the Sufi saint Sidi Boughanem in western Tunisia, Karim…
Future rabbis plant with Palestinians, sow rift with Israel
Middle East
February 19, 2019
Future rabbis plant with Palestinians, sow rift with Israel
AT-TUWANI, West Bank (AP) — Young American students seeking to be future rabbis are doing more than visiting holy sites,…
TV host airs claims that Sisi is mentioned in Quran and will destroy Israel
Egypt
May 13, 2016
TV host airs claims that Sisi is mentioned in Quran and will destroy Israel
Egyptian television host Mohamed al-Gheity has broadcast claims from an unconventional author that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was mentioned in…
British research center criticizes sectarianism in Egyptian schools
Egypt
December 14, 2011
British research center criticizes sectarianism in Egyptian schools
The British-based Impact-SE Research Center has criticized school curricula in Egypt and called on authorities to update them in order…