Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
The president, in the celebrations held
annually by the awqāf
ministry to celebrate the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, called on Muslims
all over the world to catch up with
modern developments and science.
Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 2006 to Friday, April 21, 2006
Students belonging to the Islamist current in the Dār al-‘Uloum college have issued a statement attacking a play they view as conflicting with the precepts of Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 2006 to Friday, April 21, 2006
Several students at the Faculty of Fine Art think that art in general, and sculpture in particular, is harām and accordingly they are trying to spread their ideas to influence the rest of the students.
Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 2006
The author criticizes the Egyptian muftī for not taking into consideration current circumstances when he makes fatwas.
Date of source: Thursday, April 13, 2006
Azhar scientists support Egypt’s muftī, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a in the face of criticism from some intellectuals concerning his fatwa banning full-figure statues.
Date of source: Friday, April 14, 2006
A few days ago, the director of the Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies, Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm, claimed that the Prophet Muhammad was given another name at birth by his mother, Āmina, and that this name will remain unknown to the world.
Date of source: Sunday, April 9, 2006
The author warns against Islamic extremists and the danger they pose to the world, suggesting that
Islam nowadays poses the same threat as fascism in 1930s.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Fourteen centuries ago, the author argues that Islam began promoting mutual respect and
peaceful coexistence among human beings.
Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2006
The controversial fatwa of the muftī of the republic, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a, concerning the prohibition of full-figure statues has turned Egyptian newspapers into a field of debate, where Islamic thinkers voice their views on the issue.
Date of source: Saturday, November 3, 2001 to Friday, November 9, 2001
The article is the text of a statement by the Islamic Research Institute about Islam’s attitude towards terrorism. The statement points out that dialogue and understanding among nations and countries is the only way to keep the variation of cultures and civilizations, which is a law of God....