Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2016
The Cairo Center for Development prasied an administrative judge’s ruling requiring children of ‘Urfī marriages to be registered temporarily with the father’s name until a judge makes final ruling regarding the paternity of the child. The Center explained its praise saying that the ruling follows...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2016
A judicial source reported that a felony court charged 69 people to life in prison for their roles in an assault and burning of a church in a village near Cairo in 2013. The al-Sayyida al-‘Adhrā’ Church was burned in the wave of violence that gripped the country following the overthrow of former...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2016
Austria saw a sharp rise in xenophobia in 2014 as was witnessed in the rise in reports of right-wing extremist crimes throughout the country. In addition to the rate of xenophobic feelings rising by 82% , the rate of anti-Semitic feelings rose by 57% while the rate of Islamophobia rose to 42% over...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 28, 2011
Meanwhile, Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb vehemently denounced "deluded groups" for the bombing attacks that targeted a church in the Nigerian Capital Abuja and the shedding of innocent blood.
[Reviewer's Note: The extremist Islamist group Boko Haram had claimed responsibility for the...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 10, 2015
In an interview to the American Network Fox News, President `Abd al-Fattāh al-Sisi appealed to the world, saying that Egypt, who had offered humanity a 7000-year old civilization, is now facing a number of challenges, such as the religious discourse, terrorism, and extremism, that have now created...
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 9, 2015
In cooperation with the Union of Media Women in Egypt, the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, and the Coptic Museum, the center of art Bayt al-Sennarī located in al-Sayeda Zainab district, Cairo, celebrates on Tuesday morning the International Woman's Day.
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 28, 2011
Meanwhile, presidential hopeful Dr. 'Abd al-Mun'im Abū al-Futūh called on Muslim and Christian clerics to bring up youths and youngsters to respect sound religious values and teach them how to avoid fanaticism, extremism and hatred of others. "It is a shame that some Christians say they would...
Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 28, 2015
Pope Frances is calling for meetings and dialogues to take place among people of different religions and cultures in an attempt to increase understanding, saying that it is especially important that these meetings focus on Islam. In a letter that the Pope sent to Bishops around the world, he...
Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 28, 2015
The Sheikh of al-Azhar is calling for Arab society to critically read the precepts of Islam saying that it is urgent that Islamic texts be revisited in order to prevent youth from joining militant groups. He is also calling for the drafting of a clear strategy to diminish the lure of extremist...
Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 28, 2015
The Sīzā Nabarāwī Foundation is presenting a social network designed to improve opinion on Egyptian women. According to Sālī al-Jabās, a lawyer for the organization, the goal of the social network is to observe and change the negative image of Egyptian women in the media and to improve the...