Egypt marks 27th anniversary of Ramadan War
Egypt, History, 12/7/2000

The Ministry of Waqfs (religious endowments) and religious Al-Azhar celebrated late Wednesday the 27th Anniversary of the 10th of Ramadan victory (the October 6, 1973 war).

In his speech, Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs Abdel Sabour Marzouk described the victory as one of the most landmark events in the modern Arab history. He lauded all leaders and commanders who contributed to it. On his part, Deputy of Al-Azhar Sheikh Mahmoud Ashour said that the 10th of Ramadan victory restored Arab dignity and highlighted the religious moral in achieving that triumph.

"The Israelis should remember the lesson the Egyptians taught them during this glorious war and that the Arab nation is stable and capable of scoring victory, "said Sheikh Mahmoud.

President of Al-Azhar University Ahmed Omar Hashem described the event as "dear". He lauded President Hosni Mubarak who engineered the air strikes that paralyzed the Israeli troops in the early hours of the 1973 war.

He prayed to God to help the Palestinians in their struggle against the Israeli occupiers.

Nearly 300 Palestinians have been killed in more than two months of ferocious Israeli crackdown.

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