Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 18, 1999
In the recent speech made the dean of the Al-Azhar Islamic Theology Faculty, he called for a new Islamic jurisprudence, accusing the jurists of today of not thinking over the religious issues. This writer cautions that because the dean is a professor of philosophy he has no right to discuss the...
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 18, 1999
The theological Islamic scholars warn against the sudden movement of ijtihaad [independent judgment on religious issues] that might arouse civil strife among the Muslims and the scholars. Dr. Abd Al-Sabour Marzouq, the secretary general of the Council of Islamic Affairs, says that the one who...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 22, 1999
The International Islamic Conference began today under the supervision of President Hosni Mubarak. In the opening session of the conference, President Mubarak confirmed the importance of the unity of the Islamic world. 75 countries are participating in this conference in addition to 188...
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 17, 1999
The eleventh meeting of the International Conference of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs will begin next Tuesday [22 June 1999] morning at the Marriott Hotel, Cairo. The Conference is being organized under the patronage of President Hosni Mubarak who will give an opening address which the...
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 16, 1999
Dr. Abdel Sabour Shahin, who accused who previously filed a Hesba case against Dr. Nasr Hamid Abu Zaid accusing him of apostasy and causing the handing down of a judicial verdict divorcing Zaid from his wife, Dr. Ibtihaal Younnes, a development which led Abu Zaid and his family to emigrate from...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 15, 1999
The author does not believe in the intercession of the Prophet Mohammed for believers on the Day of Judgment and he gives three proofs for his stance.
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 10, 1999 to الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 23, 1999
A government counterattack has thrown the three-week old campaign against the new Law 153 for Associations and Civil Institutions into disarray. Social affairs minister Mervat Tellawi has led a public relations campaign to deflect international criticism of the law, which aims to keep a check on...
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 10, 1999 to الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 16, 1999
President Hosni Mubarak met with Mary Robinson, the UN high commissioner for human rights, on Monday. The talks dealt with "the importance of promoting and protecting human rights on the regional and international levels," Robinson told reporters.
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 10, 1999 to الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 16, 1999
The author describes a visit to pharaonic, Christian and Islamic sites in the governorates of Assiut and Sohag.
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 12, 1999
I would like to express my heartfelt congratulations for Egypt hosting the meeting of "The International Council of the Wise". The author then discusses the experience of two Coptic women who, the author believes, had the right to promotion but didn’t get it.