Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 24, 2009
This
article reports on the statements issued by the religious institution condemning the al-Husayn
terrorist incident.
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 20, 2009
Dr. Nabīl Lūqā Bibāwī, under-secretary of the media and culture
committee in the Egyptian Parliament, proposed to cancel the expression ’ghazwah’ from the
Islamic dictionary, and presented the reasons of the military encounter of the prophet.
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 13, 2009
Ikrām Lam‘ī believes that Muslims should be allowed to explain their religion in churches and Christians should be allowed to do the same in mosques.
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 15, 2009
Watani International tells the story of a custody battle between two divorced parents. The story was further complicated by the fact that the child’s father converted to Islam.
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 15, 2009
A mosque and church were consecrated on the same day in a village in Minia. The Minia governor attended the ceremonies.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 17, 2009
Al-Sharq al-Awsat reports about the recent fatwá concerning oral divorce in Islam.
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 14, 2009
Dr. Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq, the minister of religious endowments, was invited to a symposium entitled, ’The renewal of religious thought.’ He said that renewal in thoughts and life are interconnected. He added that supporting Ijtihād is a requirement for the renewing Islamic thought.
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 4, 2009
A judge told a Muslim girl who became a Christian “If I had a knife I would kill you”. A suspicious organization uses the incident to incite sectarian sedition.
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 2, 2009
Lawyer Ahmad Abū al-Majd filed a claim against Shaykh Muhammad Hassān who recorded audio cassettes in which he offended Christianity and the Christian Bible and doctrine.
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 2, 2009
A book was issued under the title ‘al-Masīhīyah fī al-Islām’ [Christianity in Islam] by Munīr Ghabbūr and Ahmad ‘Uthmān. The book stresses the tolerance of Islam in dealing with Christianity. The book also mentions what Prophet Muhammad’s biography states about the role of Christian monks in...