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Shī’ite and Sufī leaders rejected the Constituent Assembly, stating that it does not reflect the whole Egyptian society. Sufī leaders affirmed that they and the Shī’ite community are not properly represented in the commission and they are worried about being excluded from the Constitution. Sufī...
Mahmūd Hāmid, spokesperson for Egypt’s Shia (Shī'ah) Youth Movement, warned that churches could be targeted during the Coptic celebrations of the Holy Week and Easter after an increase of attacks from extreme Islamist streams. In a statement to al-Wafd, Hāmid stressed the necessity of protection of...
The Party Affairs Committee rejected the formation of the Shiite al-Tahrīr Party, saying that the founder of the party did not meet the legal requirements. The Committee informed the Supreme Administrative Court of its decision. This article has no link online.
Salafists refuse to sign a reconciliation document presented by the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group, the Sufīs and the Higher Council of the Al al-Bait in what was seen as a dangerous step that could fuel conflict between religious movements in Egypt.
In a clear divergence from official pronouncements that ban the activity, some 200 Shī‘ah men, women, and children in white robes shut themselves into the Al-Husayn Mosque and performed their rights for more than an hour on Wednesday. They were not prevented by security nor by the mosque...
A cautious calm prevailed throughout the ‘Umrāniyyah Church area yesterday following Wednesday’s riots, as security forces surrounded the building and blocked the main road leading to it. Area Muslims said that the crisis, which was caused by “a few extremist Copts,” was now over. Copts residing in...
Unfortunate events occurred in the ‘Umrāniyyah district of Giza yesterday as riots broke out against the governorate’s decision to discontinue the illegal building of a church. 18 policemen were injured as well as 23 civilians. One civilian was killed. The front gates of the Giza Governorate...
Du‘ā’ talks about the mixed reactions amongst the ecclesial society regarding the annual report issued by the United States Department of State. The report heavily criticized religious freedom in Egypt because of the government’s alleged discrimination against Christians and Bahā’īs. The report was...
Muslim Brotherhood leader Dr. Muhammad Badi‘, called for the interrogation of Bishop Bīshūy by the church for making offensive and “irresponsible” statements about the Qur'ān that could cause fitnah atā’ifīyah. He also called upon the government to use all of its constitutional power to defend...
During his Friday prayer speech, Azhar University professor Dr. Ismā‘īl al-Bādī described questioning Qur'ānic verses and whether they were added before or after Prophet Muhammad’s death as slander. He cited various Qur'ānic verses as proof of the Qur'ān being impossible to distort because it is...

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