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Following the presidential decree that appointed Dr. Ali Goma?a as the new mufti of Egypt, succeeding Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayyeb who takes over as rector of the Azhar University, succeeding Dr. Ahmed Omar Hashim, many papers interviewed the two men and gave short backgrounds about each of them. In these...
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The review covers comments on the Brotherhood?s annual Iftar celebration, the funeral of its general guide, the history of the group and the conflicts among the brothers over the position of the general guide.
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Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Egypt stress that the future general guide will be chosen from among the members of the
?Guidance Committee,? who are all Egyptians. Leaders of the international Brotherhood group object to confining the
position of the general guide to Egyptian leaders.
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Pope Shenouda III and the head of the Evangelical Church congratulated the Grand Imām and all
Muslims on the
Lesser Bairam.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2000
Al-Hayat and al-Akhbar praised Pope Shenouda’s invitation to those who participated in the series of "Awan al-Ward" to the annual Ifṭār party of the Coptic Orthodox church. Both papers wrote about the support of the Minister of Information for the series. Rose al- Youssef reported the details of a...
Date of source: Friday, October 27, 2006
The author criticizes the increasing amounts of money earned through the organization of festivals and iftār tables during Ramaḍān, and suggests using this period instead to further society.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
After a phase of depression Pope Shenouda fell and broke his “hand” [Reviewer: the Arabic
word used is “hand,” but the saying, “break one’s hand” in Arabic can refer to any part of the arm or the hand.].
He will resume his usual duties though, amidst calls for a minor holy assembly to govern...
Date of source: Thursday, October 19, 2006
A critique of a member of the ’Kifāyah’ movement for showing intolerance towards press criticism.
Date of source: Thursday, October 19, 2006
The author notes the iftār table held at the first church to be established in
Ra’s Sidr, where calls were made for relationships of cordiality and mercy to be prevalent amongst all Egyptians.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Head of the Pontifical Council for Inter-
Religions Dialogue, Cardinal Paul Poupard, addressed the Vatican’s annual greeting to Muslims at the end of the
Ramad...