Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 28, 2003
Dr. Soad Saleh, comparative jurisprudence professor at the Azhar University, demanded that an office be allocated to a female jurist at Dar Al-Ifta, so that women may present their inquiries to her and receive answers.
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 3, 2003
Overview of opinions voiced in the conference of the liberation of women in Islam. The conference discussed women in the Qur´an, the Sunna and the fiqh and the liberation of women between the Islamic and Western views. It discussed the contents of the encyclopedia written by the late Abdel...
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 24, 2003
Pope Shenouda calls for establishing an Arab lobby in the US in order to oppose the Zionist lobby. He stresses the necessity of establishing Arab TV channels in the US and other Western nations in order to broadcast their propaganda to the whole world.
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 24, 2003
A newly discovered historical document reveals that Pope Pius XII was trying to help Jews during World War II. The supporters of the pope think that the new information will help in improving his reputation, as Pope John Paul II is trying to declare him a saint.
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 19, 2003
Jamaican Islamist Sheikh Abdullah Al-Faisal stands trial before a British court over many charges, amongst which are inciting on killing the enemies of Islam and using nuclear and chemical weapons to annihilate apostates. The judge said that Al-Faisal cannot use Qur´anic verses to justify his...
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 21, 2003
In preparation for elections in New South Wales, the One Nation Party in Australia distributed anti-Islam pamphlets. It accused the government of attracting Muslims´ votes by selling them lands for the purpose of building a mosque – which they believe will lead to dire consequences.
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 22, 2003
Ahmed Ra´fat Bahgat emphasizes in his book "Arab character in world cinema" that after international Zionism spread its control over film-making in the US, it started to propagate Zionist claims about the persecution of Jews and their right in Palestine.
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 20, 2003
Islam allows Muslims to eat the food of non-Muslims and marry non-Muslim women. The Shafa´i legal school approved the contributions of non-Muslims in building mosques. So praying in a mosque built by non-Muslim donations is lawful.
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 23, 2003
The Criminal Court of Sohag will announce its verdict about the case of al-Kosheh riots on Thursday. In the first trial, only four defendants out of 96 were convicted but not for killing.
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 23, 2003
Egyptian security bodies investigate 14 members of the Jihad organization over the charges of forming a group with the aim of committing destructive activities and overthrowing the established regime. At the same time, investigations are conducted with members in Gund Allah and Hizb Allah groups.