Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 22, 2014
‘Alī Jum’ah stressed that a marriage remains halāl even if there is no written contract as long as all conditions are fulfilled according to sharī’ah. Accordingly, marriages on social network sites; Qur’anic marriages; marriages using tattoos, sand, text messages, stamps, cassettes, or the giving...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 28, 2014
There is no end in sight of Facebook discussions in a society that struggles with religious, political, and class issues. Conservations ranging from the usage of wedding veils and lingerie; the announcement of the Nobel Prize winner; a baby crying next to an ISIS fighter; the search for the truth...
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 19, 2014
Press reports indicated that some texts written by a member of Jamā’ah al-Islāmīah contain an incitement to use violence, meanwhile, Jamā’ah al-Islāmīah has denied this and claimed that their approach is only missionary [in purpose].
Date of source: السبت, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 18, 2014
Members of a terrorist cell and another cell planning to disrupt the educational process have been imprisoned. Meanwhile, a group belonging to the terrorist organization, the Muslim Brotherhood, has moved into student circles in an attempt to attract a large number of [supporters] and to regain...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 21, 2014
The court stated that the Muslim Brotherhood lacks any national affiliation while banning the alliance, led by the Muslim Brotherhood. Meanwhile, other parties have been founded similar to the Justice and Freedom Party. The most obvious example of that is that the Independence Party slogan - “Islam...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 21, 2014
This evening the Ministry of Tourism and the Tourism Boards held a ceremony at the Coptic museum in order to revive the Holy Family’s path, in the presence of Eng. Ibrāhīm Mahlab, head of the Ministry of Tourism, Pope Tawadros II., and others from within and outside Egypt. Meanwhile, a new...
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 20, 2014
The “Jurists of Moodiness” are a group of religious Scholars that publish hardline Fatwas based on their ‘wrong’ readings and interpretations of religious texts without taking into consideration any social conditions for the Fatwa, for example those issued by the Salafist preachers Abū Ishāq al-...
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 20, 2014
Pope Tawadros II., Archbishop of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Saint Markus Episcopate, stressed that ‘Adlī Mansūr became Egyptian president by God’s will and he praised Mansūr as a wise man who ran the office with all his capabilities. During the honoring celebration, a film was shown about...
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 17, 2014
On Friday, supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood continued to spread violence and chaos during their demonstrations. Meanwhile, the supporters’ march blocked Ahmad ‘Asamat Street in Ain Shams and they set afire many student checkpoints at al-Haram Street.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 16, 2014
In front of the Criminal Court in Cairo, the representative of the public persecution presented his arguments in the court case against the ousted President Mursī, known as “the events of the Federal.”