Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 17, 2007
Egyptian scholar Zaghlūl
al-Najjār asserted that the Islamic nation is currently living in a state of backwardness because of the lack of
political freedom and its authoritarian regimes which renounced the rich Islamic heritage.
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 10, 2007
In an interview with al-Fajr, Bishop Mūsá defends the role of the Committee of National Participation at the Bishopric of Youths in enlightening Copts about the importance of contributing to politics. He comments on the recent message of Pope Shenouda III, in which he addressed President Mubārak.
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 7, 2007
The author opposes the weak role that Ṭanṭāwī, Shaykh of the Azhar, plays in Egypt. He questions why the Shaykh has not been more outspoken in issues that are directly related to Muslims, such as the offensive Danish cartoons.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 5, 2007
Dr. Muḥammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī, Shaykh of the Azhar, asserted the permissibility of demolishing houses of worship, even mosques or churches, in case they contaminate the water of the Nile.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 30, 2007
The article provides a listing of articles on two controversial Fatwás issued by the Muftī of Egypt and a professor at the Azhar University. The first fatwá says that the prophet’s urine used to be given to his companions for blessings. The second one urges working women to breastfeed their male co...
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Terrorism has proliferated in nearly all Islamic and Arab countries despite the differences between the ruling regimes. Within the Palestinian people’s resistance against the Israeli occupation, the phenomenon spread that some called “suicide bombing” and others called “martyrdom operations.”
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The assassination of Ihāb al-Sharīf has triggered numerous reactions from religious quarters, particularly regarding relations between the Islam endorsed by those who killed him, and the rest of Muslim society.
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President Husnī Mubārak underlined in an address to the nation that the call of Islam has brought lofty teachings and values and stretched a helping hand to all humanity with the aim of disseminating peace and justice in all countries where Islam has spread.
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Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria met with the Grand Imām of the Azhar Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī to congratulate him on the Greater Bairam.
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Although it is still too early to unravel the Sharm el-Sheikh bombings that claimed the lives of 64 people - including seven foreigners - and injured 124 others, several facts are emerging which might explain what happened on that bloody Friday night.