Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
In the wake of Wafā’ Costantine, Muhammad al-Bāz discusses the reasons why Christian girls convert to Islam. Al-Bāz mentions divorce in Christianity as one of the main factors behind the phenomenon.
Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2005
In a message to Pope Shenouda, Jamāl Ascad highlights the mistakes of the Orthodox Church in handling the recent sectarian incidents.
Date of source: Saturday, January 1, 2005
His message came with his miraculous birth on this dark earth. Man who was created from the earth’s surface can have his purity and chastity inside. The Qur’an says that the Virgin Mary isolated herself from people as an instinctive act to keep that purity intact.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
Human Rights Watch issued a document entitled: “Divorced from justice: Women’s unequal access to divorce in Egypt,” documenting serious human rights violations in biased Family Laws against women in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
Sawt al-Umma publishes the full text of an email sent to the editor commenting on Muhammad al-Bāz’s article last week on Pope Shenouda’s handling of the most recent incidents of sectarian violence.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 4, 2005
In dealing with the “other”, we need to engage ourselves openly with other cultures by attempting to understand their ways of thinking, identities, hopes and various philosophies. This should be accomplished without compromising our Egyptian identity, just as the “other” would not compromise his...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 4, 2005
In an interview with Al-Qahira newspaper, Dr. ‘Abd al-Wahhāb al-Musayyarī, an eminent Muslim scholar, reveals his thoughts on separating religion from government.
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2005
I am no jurisprudent and never wished to be for I know it is enough to have faith that God is above and fellow brothers are on earth, which are all associated by a unity that is free from race, color or religion. I feel sorry for those who try to make religion a point of dispute and debate, and ask...
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
Egypt is a country where Muslims and Christians live together in peace and harmony. Mamdouh Qināwī discusses the repercussions of the last incidents of sectarian violence on national unity.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
My father named me Muhammad Najīb after two of his colleagues; Muhammad [a Muslim] and Najīb [a Christian]. I have never regarded people as Muslims and Christians; we are one entity united with love and brotherhood.