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Sohag court rejects Christian wife’s demands for divorce after husband’s conversion to Islam: “husband’s conversion is not sufficient cause for divorce”
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 15, 2022
The Sohag [Sūhāj] Family Court has ruled that the husband’s conversion to Islam is not sufficient cause to grant his Christian wife a divorce, refusing to apply the official statute of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Final ruling banning unlicensed preachers from issuing Islamic fatwas
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 26, 2021
The Supreme Administrative Court, headed by Counsellor Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Wahāb Khafāja, confirmed the ruling to ban non-specialists from issuing religious fatwas, and restricting pulpits from preaching without a license from al-Azhar, Egypt’s highest religious authority, or the Ministry of Awqāf.
Bookreview: Sighting The Moon; religious tradition and science
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 9, 2021
The first light from the crescent moon determines the start of the lunar month which is of great importance to Islam and other religions. The start of Ramadan and other religious obligations depend on a lunar calendar. It is thus understandable that the new moon has long been a matter of Muslim...
Egypt: Bahāʾī Houses of Worship
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 16, 2021
Al-Ḥurra recently aired an episode of its program “Debatable” that discussed the Bahāʾī religion.  In it, host Ibrāhīm ʿĪssā asked the question, “how do Bahāʾīs having houses of worship harm you as a Muslim or Christian?”
Al-Azhar Condemned Armenian Genocide a Hundred Years Before United States Did
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 25, 2021
Today, the United States recognized the Armenian genocide committed by the Turks.  However, al-Azhar condemned the vicious crimes against the Armenians a hundred years ago in a fatwa, showcasing the moral role and social responsibility that al-Azhar had at the time. 
Ten Books That Legitimized Violence, Giving Rise to Ideology of Terrorist Organizations
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 11, 2021
In this article, Egyptian researcher Dr. Kamāl Ḥabīb narrows down ten writings that he believes lay the foundation for using violence and explicitly call for it under the concepts of al-ḥākimiyya [God’s sovereignty], defending Muslim lands, and applying the sharīʿah [Islamic law]. 
Coptic activism and media reporting in the aftermath of the Abū Fānā Monastery attack
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Religious Censorship in Egypt: Attitudes within the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt
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Why are the Arabs angry? Arab-West relations: Politics in quicksand
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Arab-West relations have been one of the most controversial relationships in the international arena for decades.
15. More repercussions of the Jihad introspections
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 18, 2007
The Egyptian press analyzes the various repercussions of the declared introspections of the Jihād Group. Political observers and specialists in political Islam differ in their evaluation of these introspections.
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