Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2001
The European Council for Fatwa and Researches issued a fatwa that allows a non-Muslim woman to stay with her non-Muslim husband after converting to Islam. Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi, the head of the council, believes that this opinion agrees with the Qur’an and goes with the needs of the non-Muslim...
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2001 to Friday, August 10, 2001
Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi, the head of the European Council for Fatwa and Researches, issued a fatwa that allows a non-Muslim woman to stay with her non-Muslim husband after converting to Islam. The fatwa caused a great controversy and was refused by many Islamic scholars, who believe that as...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 1, 2001
The author comments on the reaction to what he wrote about emigrant Copts saying that it was met with a great deal of clamor and misunderstanding as it was understood to be referring to all emigrant Copts in general-which is not true.
Date of source: Friday, August 3, 2001
Archpriest Shenouda Al-Baramousa, who serves in the Coptic Church in America, praised Mubarak’s role in consolidating national unity and controlling extremism.
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2001
Joseph Iskandar is a Copt, who graduated with honors from the Medical School of Zagazig University. When the Medical School advertised for assistant teachers, Joseph applied for the job as he met all the conditions. However, another two with lower degrees than his were appointed.
Date of source: Monday, August 6, 2001
The Center for Political Studies of the American State Department presented a report to the American Congress on Muslim-Coptic relations in Egypt. The report expressed the depth of these relations and warned that external demands of granting the Copts a privileged status will lead to more...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 31, 2001
The Cassation Court accepted the appeals presented by the Prosecutor General and the families of the victims of Al-Kosheh riots against the rulings handed down in the case. The court decided to retry all the 92 defendants of the case by a different Assiut court.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 31, 2001
The Cairo Personal Status Court rejected the Hisba suit brought forth by lawyer Nabih Al-Wahsh against Nawal Al-Sa’adawi to separate her from her husband. Al-Wahsh said that the court did not discuss the case and dismissed it only because he has formally no personal interest.
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2001 to Friday, August 10, 2001
Amr Khalid started by preaching in the houses of repented actresses and businessmen. It was a retired belly dancer who promoted him among them. Dr. Ahmed Ukasha analyzed the phenomena of Amr Khalid and his likes saying that young people gathers around him due to the intellectual vacancy they are...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 24, 2001
Saad Eddin Ibrahim was charged with violating the military law No. 4/ 1992. This law considered collecting funds and donations from foreign bodies without informing the authorities offensive to the government. But his lawyer obtained a copy of a legal principle set by the appeal court, in which it...