Date of source: Saturday, May 6, 2006
The author criticizes the tug-of-war between the
Muslim Brotherhood deputies and those of
the NDP inside parliament over trivial issues. Instead, he argues that
they should unify their ranks as
Egyptians in the face of terrorism, which is gnawing at the country’s
significant source of income...
Date of source: Thursday, May 4, 2006
The Egyptian government is appealing a court
ruling in favor of
recognizing the Bahā’ī faith. Islamic clerics deem confessors of this religion
apostates.
Suspicious over Bahā’īs being agents of Zionist interests in Egypt are raised.
Date of source: Thursday, April 27, 2006
Azhar
clerics reject the court ruling granting the
Bahā’is the right to recognize their religion in official
papers and deem them apostates.
Date of source: Friday, April 21, 2006
Azhar scholars have slammed a court
ruling allowing a
Bahā’ī couple to have their religion identified on official documents.
Date of source: Monday, April 24, 2006
Sawt al-Umma exclusively publishes a copy of a
Bahā’ī marriage
certificate, issued in 1952 between Christian Fathī Tādrus
‘Abd al-Masīh, 26, and
Muslim Qudsīya Husayn Rouhī, 21, after they both converted
to Bahā’ism.
Date of source: Sunday, April 23, 2006
Some hidden facts about Baha’i faith and its history that reveals Zionism and
American support to
its leaders and followers.
Date of source: Thursday, April 20, 2006
The
article reports on the visit the
Israeli ambassador in Cairo made to the leader of the Baha’i community
in Egypt, during which he
allegedly promised to support Baha’i demands for an official recognition of
their religious identity.
Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2006
The author discusses the problem of conveying the meaning of secularism and secular thought to the average Egyptian, who considers secularism synonymous with atheism.
Date of source: Thursday, April 13, 2006
The recent ruling by the Administrative Judiciary Court recognizing the
Bahā’ī faith in
Egyptian official documents like identity cards, passports or birth certificates
has triggered outcry from
official Muslim religious institutions that vehemently reject the ruling.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2001
[The RNSAW received this text from Dr. Abu Zayd for placement in the RNSAW. The text was first presented during a conference in June in Berlin, Germany]
Since the occupation of Egypt by Bonaparte in 1798 Muslims have had to address the issue of secularization. Some Muslim thinkers believe Islam...