Date of source: Sunday, April 3, 2011
A salafī group in Alexandria said it is seeking to apply the Islamic sharī'ah at all costs.
Dr. Sa'īd 'Abd al-'Azīm, a salafī leader, said that if Christians want security, then they have to surrender to Allāh's rule, and to be sure that the Islamic sharī'ah will protect them.
Ahmad Farīd, another...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Some followers of Sūfīsm have recently accused Salafī Muslims of attacking and destroying shrines belonging to Sūfī clerics in various parts of Egypt. During a protest organized by the Supreme Council for Sūfī Orders on Tuesday evening, March 29, Sūfī followers called on the Supreme Council of the...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 30, 2011
On Wednesday, March 30, the Egyptian National Human Rights Council (NHRC) demanded that suspects of recent sectarian crimes, including the burning of a church in 'Ātfīh and cutting off a Copt’s ear in Qena, shall be tried.
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Date of source: Friday, September 24, 2010
Leading Sūfis and Sharifs called for meetings to calm the current tension between Muslims and Copts following Bishop Bīshūy’s comments which they say do not represent the official Christian opinion. They requested that Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Ahmad al-Tayyib work together with church leaders on...
Date of source: Saturday, October 30, 2010
Wives of Sūfī shaykhs refused a fatwá issued by Dr. Yūsuf al-Badrī prohibiting women from running for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Wife of Shaykh Muhammad al-Shahāwī and founder of the first Sūfī foundation for women’s rights, Mājdah ‘Īd, said that Prophet Muhammad used to consult his...
Date of source: Thursday, May 20, 2010
This article deals with the recent decision by the Ministry of Endowments to allow Sūfī rituals within mosques.
Date of source: Thursday, October 23, 2008
The security forces have arrested Muslim Brotherhood members in five different Egyptian governorates.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Shiite lawyers and activists demand for al-Qaradāwī’s Qatari nationality to be revoked.