Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 14, 2008
Some scholars of the Azhar University have objected to U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, Margaret Scooby, visit to the Azhar institutes, and have said that these visits are a form of interference in the Azhar’s affairs and akin to an inspection.
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 5, 2008
The Egyptian Shūrá Council approved the suggested draft law about children’s right in Egypt. The law stimulated heated discussions in and outside the council. The new law prohibits female genital mutilation and gives children the right to file claims against their parents if subjected to physical...
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 2, 2008
Imān al-Najjār reports about the recent fatwás issued by unqualified people.
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 2, 2008
Tāhā Farghalī discusses the recent fatwá concerning inheritance for children of Christian converts to Islam.
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 1, 2008
The article presents oppositions against a recent legislation that aims at amending the Child Law.
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 30, 2008
The article reports on the Muslim Brotherhood recent decision on the participation in the forthcoming general strike on May 4.
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 25, 2008
The article presents speeches of a number of Azhar scholars that have been delivered in a symposium on human rights in Islam.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 22, 2008
In the article, a new legislation prevents marriage before the age of 18 and allows mothers to call their babies by their own names has stirred huge controversy on the religious level.
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 23, 2008
The article reviews recent sentences that key members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood movement have received that reflect the ongoing security drive over the group.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 22, 2008
The article reports on a decision of the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy that prevents Christian or Jewish wives, as well as children of a Muslim man, from receiving inheritance from him after his death.