Date of source: Thursday, January 14, 2021
Dr Muḥammad Mukhtār Jumaʿa, Minister of Awqāf (religious endowments), received a letter from His Holiness Pope Francis, the Pope of the Catholic Church, on the International Day of Peace regarding cooperation to promote a culture of humanitarian peace.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Al-Azhar’s Observatory for Combating Extremism stated that extremist organizations are not hesitating to take advantage of global events and use them to serve their nefarious interests by broadcasting their propaganda on social media. This is not new for Dāʿish [Islamic State]; it is always...
Date of source: Saturday, October 31, 2020
The Observatory for Monitoring Takfiri Fatwas and Extremist Views condemned the terrorist attack targeting a Greek Orthodox priest in the French city of Lyon.
Date of source: Monday, October 26, 2020
In a meeting led by Shaykh of al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib on Monday, the Muslim Council of Elders condemned the systematic campaign seeking to disparage the Prophet Muḥammad and mock Islam under the motto of “freedom of expression.” It also condemned the murder of French teacher Samuel Paty as...
Date of source: Saturday, October 24, 2020
The Islamic World Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (ICESCO) has expressed its concern about the offensive portrayal of the Prophet Muḥammad (PBUH) in French media and political discourse. They explain that this has provoked anger among more than half a billion Muslims around the...
Date of source: Thursday, October 29, 2020
Recently, religious institutions have rejected and condemned Charlie Hebdo’s republication of the images insulting the Prophet Muḥammad. At the same time, there have also been media reports of an extremist burning the Qur’an in Sweden, and French reactions and stances on the issue continue to...
Date of source: Friday, March 6, 2020
On Friday, Minister of Endowments Dr. Muḥammad Mukhtār Jum’ah and Major General Arkan Harb ʿĀdil al-Ghadbān, Governor of Port Said, opened the Islamic complex in Port Fouad, after the completion of maintenance work which cost LE4. 6 million and was split between the Endowments Ministry and the Suez...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Al-Dustūr reports about the conditions of previous detainees from Islamic groups in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
In the interview, Nawāl al-Sa‘dawī denies that she escaped from Egypt to Belgium and sought asylum in the U.S. out of fear. She expresses her contempt about the situation of men and women of letters in Egypt for they can not freely express their opinions.
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
A website of a London-based Islamic organization has accused the prominent thinker Dr. Ḥasan Ḥanafī of Kufr [apostasy].