Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 27, 2007
‘Ulā Muṣṭafá ‘Āmir reports on the statements of Dr. Muḥammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī, the grand Imām of the Azhar, about his willingness to hold meetings with leaders of the Franciscan monastic order to discuss means of mutual cultural and human cooperation.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 25, 2007
The author discusses a dispute between 29 Coptic families who were evicted from their land under the premise that it was state owned, and presents the opinion of the region’s governor on the issue, as well as Watani International’s critique of the way in which the dispute is being handled.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 21, 2007
The following text presents a number of the most popular Islamic Dā‘iyahs in the modern time.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 19, 2007
The press review detects the ongoing discussions in Egyptian press on the chaos of Fatwás, especially the reactions to the recent Fatwá of the Egyptian Muftī Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah who refused to consider the Egyptian young men who drowned on the Italian cost to be martyrs.
Date of source: السبت, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 17, 2007 to الجمعة, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 23, 2007
For the second consecutive week, Rose al-Yūsuf continues its campaign against the phenomenon of Niqāb-clad nurses in governmental hospitals. The magazine highlighted the stance of the Egyptian minister of health toward the issue.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 14, 2007
The following lines summarize an interview with Shaykh ‘Umar al-Dīb in which he discusses various current issues. He also announced a possible meeting between the Azhar and the Vatican.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 19, 2007
The author denounces the sectarian structure of Egypt and declares that both the ruling regime and the religious authorities reinforce the sectarian atmosphere and hinder freedom of expression and the application of citizenship principles.
Date of source: السبت, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 10, 2007
al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah and al-Jihād have major structural differences; however, they are both engaged in revisions that will stop the groups’ from using violence in their political activity. al-Qā‘idah fears the influence of the introspections on its members.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 11, 2007
The Muftī of Egypt faced a storm of criticism following his ’controversial’ remarks about the Egyptian youths who died on the Italian shores while trying to cross the border illegally in search of a better life, in which he condemned their illegal acts and refused to consider them martyrs.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 8, 2007
Muḥammad
Khalīl reports on the repercussions to a recent Fatwá prohibiting Muslim men from marrying Jewish
women residing in Israel.