Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2020
The first circuit Supreme Administrative Court rejected the Egyptian government’s appeal of the administrative court in Alexandria’s ruling on the shrine of Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira [Yaʿqūb Abū Ḥaṣīra], otherwise known as Abū Ḥaṣīra. The original decision made by the administrative court in...
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2013
In December of each year the villages of Damietta in Beheira keep an eye on the preparations for Abū Hasīrah feast in the village. Jews from all over the world attend this feast to drink and practice rites alien to those of the Egyptian people, according to the paper. The celebration starts with an...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 2, 2013
A diplomatic source confirmed to Rose al-Yūsuf magazine, that the Israeli Embassy in Egypt has been informed that no tourist visas will be issued to Jews who intend to enter the country to celebrate the annual pilgrimage to Rabbi Abu Hasira, the Jewish rabbi, whose tomb is located in the village of...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 28, 2017
MEMRI TV Clip No. 6274 highlighted the November 5 interview with firebrand lawyer Nabīh al-Waḥsh, who stated on Egyptian TV, “I'm proud to be anti-Semitic,” and “if I see any Israeli, I will kill him.”
Date of source: Tuesday, November 28, 2017
MEMRI TV Clip No. 6274 highlighted the November 5 interview with firebrand lawyer Nabīḥ al-Waḥsh, who stated on Egyptian TV, “I'm proud to be anti-Semitic,” and “if I see any Israeli, I will kill him.”
Date of source: Friday, December 31, 2010
Security forces in al-Beheira arrested thirty protestors who were demonstrating against the Israeli celebration of Jewish Egyptian rabbi Abu Hasīrah.
The Muslim Brotherhood, National Front for Change, and various bloggers against Abū Hasīrah called for a protest in front of the court academy in...
Date of source: Thursday, December 30, 2010
At the same time many Egyptians were protesting the celebration of Jewish Egyptian rabbi Abū Hasīrah in the delta region, many Jews are preparing themselves for the celebration of another Jewish figure with connections to Egypt. Jews celebrate the birth of Maimonides (Moses ben Maimon), who died in...
Date of source: Monday, December 27, 2010
The Cairo Airport Authority is taking precautionary measures to ensure the safety of hundreds of Jews coming from Israel to take part in Mawlid celebrations that commemorate the death of Abū Hasīrah Ibn Ya‘qūb, a 19th century Jewish rabbi whose shrine is in Beheira.
The "Over My Land They Won't...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Al-Yawm al-Sābi‘ interviews Lt. Muhammad Sha‘rāwī, Governor of Beheira
Date of source: Saturday, December 27, 2008
A Jewish celebration in an Egyptian village has aroused villagers’ anger and restricts their freedom of movement for three days.