Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 20, 2004
In his interview with Reuters, Youssef Shahin, the Egyptian director who is well-known in Europe and especially in France said that he hates the apparent religiosity in Egyptian society and he feels angry when the call to the prayer is spoken through the loudspeakers of mosques in Cairo. Shahin’s...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 25, 2004
Dr. Mamdouh Al-Beltagui, the Minister of Tourism, stated that the ministry is currently sponsoring a policy for environmental and constructional development of sites on the route of the Holy Family that was adopted by the ministry six years ago. The project enhances the infrastructure and improves...
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 7, 2004
Abu Al-Ela Madi denied that the Brotherhood is the source of Al-Wasat [the middle] Party's ideology and program as asserted by the Brotherhood supreme guide. "The Brotherhood is an all-inclusive da'wa-oriented, reform group while we are a civil, political party specialized in politics and political...
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 31, 2004
Archpriest Habeel Tawfiq is accused of illegally taking possession of LE50,000. The money was given to Habeel by his son Magid, [in his capacity as] chairman of the Association of Martyr Mari Mina and Pope Kyrillos, as a donation to the Church of the Virgin Mary and Habeel the Pious. It was later...
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 3, 2004
The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Sayyed Tantawi, rejected any interference in the affairs of Muslims under the guise of calls for change and reform. He announced that no one interferes in Al-Azhar’s affairs, including the President or any other authority in the country. He also stressed that...
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 4, 2004
In his address at the opening ceremony for the Conference of Islamic Dialogue in Qatar, the Azhar sheikh Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, confirmed that religious freedom is an essential part of the Islamic shari’a, and that force and belief are two contradictory notions.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 8, 2004
The study of Hussein Ahmad Amin succeeded in referring to the verses in the Qur’an that mention the veil, and explaining the purpose of each verse. The study also succeeded in explaining the social factors that led to the spread of the veil in Egypt.
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 3, 2004
Sheikh Fawzi Al-Zifzaf, head of the Permanent Committee of Inter-religious Dialogue at the Azhar University, criticized the way the conference held in Doha proceeded. He was critical of the organizers’ decision to leave the administration of the conference in the hands of Vatican representatives....
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 3, 2004
Islamic intellectual Dr. Muhammad Selim Al-Awa rejected opening an Islamic-Jewish dialogue during this phase of continuous Israeli aggression against holy Islamic places. He explained that Zionism is a barrier between Muslims and Jews.
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 3, 2004
Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi objected to future Jewish participation in the Islamic-Christian Dialogue Conference that took place in Doha. “We have witnessed a lot of oppression from the Jews,” Al-Qaradawi said, “how could there be a meeting between us while the problem [of Palestine] is still ongoing?...