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22. Sedition is not dormant
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 3, 2008
Muhammad Hamdī sheds light on an episode of the talk-show ’Hālat Hiwār’ [Status of Dialogue] on Egyptian television, presented by the well-known journalist Dr. ‘Amr ‘Abd al-Samī‘, in which the great Egyptian geologist Dr. Rushdī Sa‘īd spoke about sectarian sedition in Egypt.
18. Isna, a new sectarian spot
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 17, 2007
Two sectarian incidents took place in the city of Isnā in the governorate of Qena, causing significant damage to Copts’ properties. Copts refused to accept the ’usual’ reconciliation meetings with Muslims, instead demanding compensation for the damages.
19. Containment of a sectarian crisis after the killing of a Muslim girl who was knocked down by the bishop of Qina’s car
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 8, 2007
Security bodies, Muslim and Christian men of religion, and members of parliament have succeeded in containing a sectarian crisis in Niqādah in Qinā governorate.
4. Al-Jama‘ah al-Islamiyah and Evangelism
Date of source: الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 31, 2007
Muḥammad Ḥamdī responds to an article published on the official Web site of al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah and written by ‘Āsim ‘Abd al-Mājid, a member of al-Jamā‘ah’s Shūrá Council, about Evangelism in Egypt and the role of Islamic movements in confronting this phenomenon.
53. The facts about al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 8, 2007
Dr. ‘Abd al-Min‘im Sa‘īd, director of Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies says the center is not experiencing any crisis and, like any other institution, it can from time to time go through periods of change and some problems that commonly originate from external rather than...
47. Attacks and demonstration by Copts against six priests who oppose the bishop of Naj‘ Hammadi
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 2, 2007
The incident is another episode in the ongoing conflict between Bishop Kyrillos’ supporters and a number of priests who filed a complaint against him.
27. The Egyptian minister of culture and the row over the hijab
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 1, 2006
Following the mixed public reaction to the recent statements made by the Egyptian minister of culture, Fārūq Husnī, on the Ḥijāb, the People’s Assembly’s committees for Religious Affairs and Culture and Media held an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss the issue. In an attempt to...
37. Al-Jama‘a al-Islamiyya reconsiders the hakimi;ya
Date of source: الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 12, 2005
Al-Sharq al-Awsat has surprised observers of the Islamic political movements by publishing a new book, written by al-Jamāca al-Islāmiyya and entitled Al-Hākimiyya: Nazra Sharciyya wa Ru’ya Wāqiciyya [Governorship: a legal look and a realistic vision]. This book has proved controversial in Egyptian...
2. The Egyptian writer said he wants to spend time with his children: Al-Qimni; retires from writing and declares his “repentance” after the Jihad’s threats.
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 17, 2005
The prominent Egyptian writer and scholar Dr. Sayyed al-Qimnī has suddenly declared that he renounces all his previous writings, which discussed Islamic tradition from historical and critical perspectives. He said that he had received an assassination threat from the Jihād Organization via an email...
2. The exchanged messages between Omar Abdel-Rahman and Majlis Al-Shura
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 24, 2000
[Translator’s note: We found it necessary for the reader to distinguish between Shura Council (Maglis Al-Shura), the Egyptian equivalent of the American Senate and the British House of Lords, compared to Majlis Al-Shura (Please note the spelling used), a part of the Gama’at al-Islamiya organization...
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