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Date of source: Friday, May 6, 2011
On Wednesday, May 4, 2011, the Azhar and Sūfī leaders accused salafists of tarnishing Islam.
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Date of source: Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Fathī Khatāb writes that negative generalization on salafism is not fair, because every Muslim tries to imitate what they call the al-salaf al-sālih or the good forefathers, but the new salafists, who emerged during the 70s, began to swerve into a stricter version of fundamentalism.
Egyptian...
Date of source: Monday, May 2, 2011
Fahmī Huwaydī wonders what the salafists want, noting that salafists distorted their image by the violent practices they perpetrate.
They have the right to have presence provided that they respect the law.
He wished that they have something good to offer the nation, not to terrorize the people....
Date of source: Friday, April 22, 2011
Dozens of salafists distributed fliers in Qena protesting against the cabinet statement issued on April 20, 2011.
Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2011
Worshippers in al-Nūr Mosque clashed and divided into two groups; one group want the officially appointed Imām, by the Ministry of Awqaf, to preach, and the other group wants Shaykh Ahmad Turk, salafī, to preach.
The matter escalated to violence until one of the army officers interfered to calm...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 20, 2011
A few thousands salafists gathered in front of al-Nūr mosque in 'Abāsīyah on April 19, 2011, demanding the returning of Kāmīliyā Shihātah.
After the protest, salafists rallied from the mosque to the headquarter of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, chanting slogans against Coptic Pope...
Date of source: Thursday, April 14, 2011
Preacher 'Abd al-Mun'im al-Shahāt, the spokesperson of the Salafist Call group in Egypt, said that the participation of women in parliament contradict with their intellectual nature.
Date of source: Monday, March 28, 2011
Arab-West Report, March 28, 2011 Title: Interview with Mr. Sharīf ‘Ismat ‘Abd al-Majīd (Founder of the “Hatef Islami”) about the current situation in Egypt Authors: Drs. Cornelis Hulsman, Arndt Emmerich and Judit Kuschnitzki
Introduction of Mr. Sharīf ‘Ismat ‘Abd al-Majīd:
In 2000 I left the hotel...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Islamists could play a key role in Egypt's near future. They are well organized and popular.
But the Islamists don't belong to a single, homogeneous group. They constitute of different groups, which are in the process of change, in order to cope with the new reality.
What is totally new is their...
Date of source: Monday, April 4, 2011
A group of salafists in al-Menoufiya governorate set a Muslim shrine on fire under the pretext that tombs of Muslim scholars, considered holy by many Muslims, are against the Muslim faith.
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Ahmad al-Tayīb said that whoever demands the destruction of shrines belong to bloody...
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