Date of source: Tuesday, November 6, 2001
The Islamic Research Institute issued a
statement declaring
its rejection of associating Islām with terrorism and explaining the true meaning of Jihād in
Islam. The
Brotherhood member Dr. Essam al-Erian said that the definition the Azhar gave of Jihād went along with
the
Brotherhood’s...
Date of source:
Many
conferences about terrorism and the distorted image of Arabs and Muslims in the Western media
were held last week.
The International Council for Mission and Aid held an inter-religious dialogue
conference in the Azhar. The Islamic
Council for inter-civilization dialogue and the Islamic...
Date of source:
In an attempt to put an end to the growing
attacks against Arabs and Muslims
in America, the American Senate agreed on a new law condemning attacks
against American Arabs and Muslims. The law
states that the civil rights of all Americans, including Arab
and Muslim Americans, should be...
Date of source:
Both Pope Shenouda and the Grand Imām declared their rejection
of any foreign intervention
in the internal affairs of Egypt. The former said that he met the American committee to
defend Egypt and to
explain to its members that what the foreign press publishes and what the internet broadcasts...
Date of source:
The efforts of
the Shaykh of the Azhar to dissolve the Azhar Scholars Front and
to turn it into "The benevolent
organization for helping the children of the workers in the Azhar," have succeeded.
The Supreme Court of
Administrative Justice ruled to dissolve the Front and to change both its...
Date of source: Saturday, June 3, 2000 to Friday, June 9, 2000
Rose al-Youssef has taken upon
itself to confront two recent, suspicious, religion-related phenomena. One is the new breed of Shaykh
preaching in private
homes. The other is the hypocritical defense of Islām in the face of a wave of
offending literary works. There is now a
third phenomenon...
Date of source: Friday, October 27, 2006
An interview with the Minister of Awqāf in order to get comments on recent demonstrations at the
Azhar..
Date of source: Friday, October 27, 2006
Security forces
confiscated a book containing offense against Islām on the orders of the Azhar and the author threatened to go to
court.
Date of source: Friday, October 27, 2006
‘Amir continues his criticism of the Twelver
Shī‘ah and clarify that his attitude is merely religious and has nothing to do with
political affairs of the Shī‘ah countries. He asks Sunnī scholars to give
precise answers for certain questions about Shī‘ah doctrine.
Date of source: Monday, October 30, 2006
Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, the grand
Muftī, writes about the most prolific narrators of hadīth in Islamic history.