Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 30, 2011
On Tuesday, March 29, Al-Azhar scholar Shaykh Jamāl Qutb criticized a Saudi Islamic decree prohibiting protests. Qutb argued that peaceful protests are helpful in promoting virtue and preventing evil.
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Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 30, 2011
According to security sources, a young Salafī killed his friend on Wednesday, March 30, for not waking up for prayers and insulting Islam. Salafī shaykhs condemned the murder as a criminal act that had nothing to do with religion.
Since the fall of President Husnī Mubārak, Salafīs have shown...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 29, 2011
Muhammad Ḥasan said at a seminar in 'Ayn Shams University that Copts do not ever need to seek external help because Egypt is not for Muslims only, but rather for all its people, Muslims and Christians.
He also said that protecting Copts is a Muslim duty. Muslims will be the ones protecting their...
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 31, 2011
Muslims will face an LE10 fine if their cell phones ring during prayers at a Giza mosque, which is popular with al-'Ayāt town residents, the local media reported on March 30.
The fines will be used for upgrading the government-run mosque, which has become the first mobile-free place of worship in...
Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 22, 2010
The issue of banning the niqāb surpasses France to other European countries. After the French parliament could daringly ban wearing a niqāb in public places in France, many other European countries, such as Spain, Italy and other countries, have followed the same example and began to study issuing...
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 31, 2011
An Interior Ministry source on March 30 quashed reports that officers of the now-defunct State Security Department were involved in raiding the house of the Muslim Brotherhood leader Muhammad Badī' earlier this week.
“Such behavior glaringly runs against the strategy of the incumbent Interior...
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 17, 2010
A dispute between a Coptic researcher and a bishop over the approval of a dissertation on the Coptic language.
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 4, 2011
Coptic Pope Shenouda III held a Holy Synod meeting that discussed the continuous attacks by salafists against Copts.
A Synod member revealed that Ayman Mitrī [A Copt whose ear was cut off by salafists for rumors of his relationship with a Muslim woman in Qena] waived his rights in his case against...
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 16, 2010
Pope Shenouda defends the church’s stance on the issue of a civil state and personal status affairs. Pope Shenouda confirms that the both church believes in, and respects the civil state, as well as the civil state respects religions.
He denies rumors that the Coptic Church undermines the...
Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 22, 2010
The article highlights the disappearance of a priest’s wife in Upper Egypt. The Orthodox priest of St. George's Church, Dayr Muwās, reported the kidnapping of his wife to the security services in Minya.
He accused the security services of neglect and they promised her return within 48 hours. On...