Date of source: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Despite the
public outrage against the statements of Minister of Culture Fārūq Husnī on
the
H...
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
The following
lines review an interview with the Azhar Shaykh Dr. Sayyid
Tantāwī in which the Shaykh
expresses his complete ignorance of the
Takfīr of Rose al-Yūsuf, and asks his interviewer
to refer to other people or
claim a file against the person.
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
In an interview, Egyptian
writer Muhsin Muhammad defends Rose al-Yūsuf
against the Takfīr thesis that he
considers to be null and void. Muhammad denounces the lack of
liberty in Egyptian reality and foretells the
coming of liberalism against the religious current.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 2, 2006
The author analyses the history of domination over religious institutions in Egypt. He
stresses that there is tight control over such bodies under the current government.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Terrorism, extremism, sectarian sedition and the rise of the Baha’ī
religion are all the
consequences of the diminishing role of religious institutions and political, economic
and social factors.
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
The author in this article criticizes the muftī and the religious
institution,
refuting the muftī’s defense that it has never been responsible for terrorism, and
calls for
fatwas taking into account the spirit of modernity.
Date of source: Saturday, August 20, 2005
The religious institution in Egypt has always had a clear-cut position regarding the enemies of Islam and those hypocrites who falsely claim affiliation to the Muslim faith.
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005
Azhar missions are trying to convey the Muslim faith through Islamic centers in Washington, London, the Philippines, Brunei and Pakistan.
Date of source: Saturday, August 6, 2005
The Egyptian Dār al-Iftā’ was established in 1895. The first muftī was the Grand Imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Hassouna al-Nawāwī and he was followed by Shaykh Muhammad ‘Abdou from 1899 until 1905, when he died.
Date of source: Saturday, July 30, 2005
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there was a ferocious attack on the religious institution in Egypt. Most of the criticism was based on subjective opinions, and not on any enlightened analysis of reality.