Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 20, 2009
This article sheds light on the different viewpoints about the application of hadd to apostates in Islam
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 11, 2009
Egypt welcomed news of President Obama’s expected visit to Egypt in June. The Azhar and the muftī of Egypt hailed Obama’s choice of Egypt and welcomed the visit and the expected discourse as a promising sign of improving relations between the U.S administration and Muslim countries.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 6, 2009
Minister Zaqzūq has called on Muslims to visit the al-Aqsá mosque while for the first time ever an Israeli musician has performed in Cairo. Both events have raised fears about the normalization of relations with Israel.
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2009
A Muslim convert reports on converts’ conditions in Egypt and Father ‘Abd al-Masīh Basīt of the Coptic Orthodox Church reports on the church’s stance.
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2009
Jamāl As‘ad writes about the Muslim and Christian situation toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Date of source: الخميس, نيسان (أبريل) 16, 2009
Believing in the threat represented by the abnormal ideologies advocated by the Egyptian writer Nawāl al- Sa‘dāwī, a committee of Azhar scholars seeks to highlight the genuine core of Islam and tries to stand against such thoughts.
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 26, 2009
‘Abd al-Rahīm Abū Shāmah reports about ‘Alī Jum‘ah’s fatwá concerning Muslims investing their money in foreign banks.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 25, 2009
Christian converts to Islam who re-embraced Christianity and were given the right to change their religion on official papers back to Christianity are complaining on a daily basis that the Ministry of Interior does not approve the court ruling, allegedly because of the involvement of some...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 7, 2009
On March 16 the Supreme Administrative Court passed a ruling allowing Bahā’īs to leave the religion field on their official documents blank. The ruling marks the end of a five year battle on the part of the Bahā’īs but has unfortunately been marred by sectarian events that took place against them a...
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 28, 2009
Dār al-Iftā’ issue a fatwá claiming that polygamy is not prohibited in Judaism and Christianity according to the Torah and the Bible. The fatwá aroused Christians’ resentment.