Date of source: Saturday, July 8, 2006
The author discusses the unprecedented participation of Kuwaiti women in the legislative elections.
Date of source: Monday, July 10, 2006
The author reviews a book of a famous US journalist, in which she talks about Islam and the present situation of Muslims in US society.
Date of source: Sunday, July 9, 2006
One of Egypt’s best loved actresses has taken up the higab. After this was announced the host of al-Beit-Beitak commented that the actress had finally found illumination and the actress herself spoke to the audience about religious opinions and morality. The author of this article notes the fact...
Date of source: Saturday, July 8, 2006
The article tackles the rule of the administrative court in Stuttgart which supports Muslims’ right to put on the hijāb.
Date of source: Friday, June 30, 2006
The author reviews the discussions in a symposium hosted by a group of senior Muslim scholars about the fatwas given recently by Hasan al- Turābī which sparked shock waves in the Muslim world as they contradicted firmly-established beliefs about the hijāb and the impermissibility of...
Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006 to Friday, July 7, 2006
Last Wednesday the European-Egyptian relations forum organized a workshop on ‘Cultural dialogue: the management of cultural problems with Europe.’ The workshop was held in the International Center for Future and Strategic Studies and discussed critical cultural issues that are...
Date of source: Monday, June 26, 2006
Asmā’ ‘Abd Allāh reports on differing opinions
about
appointing a woman as head of the Anglican Church of America.
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
Rose al-Yousuf interviews the
head of the Washington-based U.S. Copts
Association (USCA), Michael Munīr, who expresses his point of
view on a number of issues, including the
recent suspension of the activities of the U.S. Republican
Institute, the demands of Egyptian judges and the strong...
Date of source: Saturday, June 24, 2006 to Friday, June 30, 2006
The author discusses the issue of the Muslim dress code for men and women, arguing that proving the dress covers the awra, those parts of the human body that Islam has decreed should not to be revealed except to spouses and immediate family members, is indeed an Islamic costume.
Date of source: Friday, June 30, 2006
The author asserts that women, who are hiding their faces or hair, are actually hiding their natural identity, which was given to them by God.