Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 27, 2013
Celebrating Christmas “opposed the autonomy of the Muslim personality”. Participation of a Muslim in the rites of a distorted religion is not acceptable to God (Author not mentioned, al-Fath, Dec. 27, p. 11). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 26, 2013
Official spokesman of the armed forces Colonel Ahmad Alī congratulated the Catholic Copts on the occasion of Christmas (Author not mentioned, al-Masry al-Yawm, Dec. 26). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 13, 2013
Some of the clerks in electoral committees of the Doctors’ Syndicate have removed the names of Copts from the voters’ lists in the sub-committees elections. They were still allowed to vote in the elections in the general syndicate election (Author not mentioned, “Copts United”, Dec. 13). Read...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 13, 2013
The Muftī of Saudi Arabia, ‘Abd al-Azīz al-Shaykh, has stated that he who detonates himself is a “criminal who speed up his entrance to hell”. He called suicide bombing the tools of the enemies of Islam to destroy the Islamic youth (Author not mentioned, al-Akhbār, Dec. 13, p. 3). Read original...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 22, 2013
Bishop Bola stated that he has no accounts on Facebook or Twitter. He added, “What some Muslim Brotherhood pages are sharing about me posting posts hostile to Islam is untrue" (Author not mentioned, al-Watan, Dec. 22, p. 3). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 22, 2013
French President François Hollande, who is proud to present himself as an atheist, has made fun of Arabs and the Arab people, hinting that Arabs are terrorists. He stated, “I am happy for the safe return of Minister of Interior Manuel Valls,” who was on a trip to Algeria. This was interpreted by...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 20, 2013
A Ma’ariv newspaper stated that a number of fans of the Ma’ariv football team have torn apart a copy of the Holy Qur’ān on a bus after the match between their team and “Abnā’ Shuknīn” (Sons of Sukhnīn). The Qur’ān copy belonged to the bus driver of the Arab team. They also tried to burn the bus of...
Date of source: السبت, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 30, 2013
Coptic leaders stated that the Constitution is needed in this moment to complete the transition period. Rev. Rafīq Greish, official spokesman of the Evangelical Church, stated that if the draft constitution was approved the way it is, then it is positive and acceptable to us. Kamāl Zākhir, the...
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 29, 2013
A number of Nūr Party leaders have denounced that the Church has interfered in the so-called “identity articles” pertaining to sharī’ah in the Constitution. They requested that the Church stop intervening in Muslims’ affairs. Dr. Ahmad Rashwān, the member of the high board of the Nūr Party, stated...
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 28, 2013
Islamic and humanitarian organizations have denounced the decision of Angola to ban Islam in the country as well as demolish mosques as have appeared in news reports that were denied by Luanda. Al- Azhar has stated that it hopes that the news is incorrect. It has demanded the Angolan authorities to...