Date of source: Tuesday, March 29, 2005
The Church’s non-recognition of civil divorce and its subsequent refusal to authorize marriage for a second time
is in fact a very sensitive issue and must be settled once and for all.
The problem facing Christians is due to an
absence of dialogue and intellectual liaison between the Church and...
Date of source: Saturday, December 29, 2001 to Tuesday, January 1, 2002
The article gives the opinion of Nabil Luka Bebawy concerning the problems facing Copts in Egypt and how to solve them. Bebawy believes that among the problems facing Copts in Egypt are the Hamayouni Law for building churches, the appointment of Copts in senior positions, the fact that the Egyptian...
Date of source: Friday, April 27, 2001
The General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood stated that the group is not seeking power but only wants the Islamic Shari’a [law] to be enforced. He added that the aim of their activities in professional syndicates is not a matter of control. It is a democratic thing to have if the Brotherhood...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 20, 2000
The Mufti declared that his fatwa about the legality of defending a spy was misinterpreted. He said that the real meaning of his fatwa is that the spy who confessed betraying his country should not be defended because defending him may encourage others to commit the same crime. If he considers...
Date of source: Thursday, December 14, 2000
The Mufti issued a fatwa stating that defending a person who is accused of spying is haram [religiously forbidden] and that the one who helps to free such a person is a partner in the sin. The fatwa was met with much resistance. The mother of Sherif Al-Felali, who is accused of spying for Israel...
Date of source: Saturday, November 11, 2000
The Sheikh of the Azhar, wrote a letter to the Prime Minster which included the fatwa of the Azhar stating that it is not proper to charge fees to enter Mosques, whether those entering are Moslems or not, and whether they are Egyptians or not, and that the Prime Minister should implement this...
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2000
In this article, Mustafa Mahmoud speaks about the true meaning of Shari’a [Islamic law], to whom it has been given and on whose shoulders rests the responsibility of applying it. He comments on the attitude of those who exploit Shari’a in their demonstration saying what Khalid Mohammed Khalid said...
Date of source: Monday, February 28, 2000
"Giving statements requires being logical and fluent, and everything that lacks reason and does not reveal a truth is not a statement, even in signed by a hundred "intellectuals"!!, whether headed or not headed by Said Al-Naggar [Al-Naggar means the carpenter], the blacksmith, or even Said the car-...
Date of source: Friday, February 25, 2000
... we asked the professors of the Azhar and Islamic scholars for their opinion on what Al-Banna says. Their rage and objections against what he said surprised us. They made it clear that the apostate’s punishment is death and that a Muslim has no freedom to leave his religion.
Date of source: Friday, February 18, 2000
Sub-title: The Prophet did not kill any Muslim who renounced his religion The book of the Islamic intellectual Gamal Al-Banna "Islam and the freedom of thought" which was issued lately, raised many questions concerning the issue of apostasy. This is an interview with Gamal Al-Banna who says: "My...