Date of source: Monday, April 18, 2011
Intellectuals and clerics refused the demand by salafists to establish a religious state, asserting that a theocracy does not exist in Islam.
They added that civil state guarantees the rights of and justice for the public, and in case of any disagreements, there has to be recourse to the majority...
Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2011
On Friday, both Rose al-Yūsuf and al-Ahrār boasted major front-page stories on the Azhar’s decision to freeze its religious dialogue with the Vatican.
Under the banner headline “Azhar Freezes Dialogue with Vatican Indefinitely,” the former reports, “The Islamic Research Academy, in clear,...