Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 15, 2008
The autobiography of a former Muslim Brotherhood member has been banned by the Islamic Research Academy. However critics expected that it would be heralded by scholars as a warning against fundamentalism.
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 24, 2008
The article presents the various reactions to Mahdī ‘Ākif’s, the supreme guide of the banned Muslim Brotherhood, statements in which he praised Usāmah Bin Lādin and his al-Qā‘idah organization.
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 19, 2008
This article sheds light on the secret world of the Islamic adoption declaration room. The author visited two of these rooms, the first solely for foreigners and the other for Egyptian Christians who want to convert to Islam. He relates the story of three cases he witnessed and gives an account of...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 13, 2008
This article reports on recent clashes between Syrian and Iranian backed Hizb Allāh and government troops in Lebanon.
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 17, 2008
Disagreements occur over female circumcision at a meeting held by the National Conference for Childhood and Motherhood.
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 15, 2008
The author criticizes the trend of Egyptians towards blindly imitating the West, taking their worst behaviors and fads and leaving behind their best qualities.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 14, 2008
Muhammad Nūr reports on the different opinions of Muslim scholars concerning the recent fatwá of Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī regarding prayer times.
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 15, 2008
Has rejected the suggestion that the grand Imām be chosen from the members of the Islamic Research Academy.
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 14, 2008
In the following interview Jamāl al-Bannā comments on the confiscation of his book. He denounces the restrictions imposed by the Azhar on the freedom of expression, and calls for more liberal thinking.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 18, 2008
Several professors and scholars of the Azhar University fiercely criticized President George Bush’s speech before the Israeli Knesset last Thursday for ignoring the rights of Palestinians and their sufferings.