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16. Muhammad Hijazi, the Baha’is and freedom of creed in Egypt
Date of source: Monday, February 4, 2008
The Administrative Court has rejected a lawsuit that was filed by the Muslim convert to Christianity, Muhammad Hijāzī and has allowed Bahā’ī’s to leave the religion field empty or write "other" on their identity cards. The Egyptian press reported the two rulings and commented on the increasing...
12. Playing on a prayer
Date of source: Sunday, February 3, 2008
The author believes that football, like many aspects of Egyptian life, now has a religious element and wonders how much of an effect the devoutness of the Egyptian players has on their success on the football pitch.
7. Political and religious consensus in the condemnation of the Freedom Party statements against Islam and Prophet Muhammad
Date of source: Wednesday, January 30, 2008
The recent statements made by the Austrian right-wing politician Susanne Winter against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad have sparked controversy among politicians in Austria.
28. The "talbanization" of the Egyptian curricula is a crime against humanity [5]
Date of source: Sunday, January 27, 2008
In the following lines, Jundī presents the conclusion of his anthology on the imposition of Islamic principles in the school curricula. He highlights the dangerous impacts of the phenomenon and suggests a ’humanities’ class in schools.
19. And this is Egypt that you have blessed, my Lord Jesus
Date of source: Monday, January 7, 2008
Egyptians are blessed by God in his Holy books and are united by love and piety. Sectarian violence is accidental and those who carry it out are not real Egyptians.
12. The fundamentalist jihadi mentality appears in Dr. Sayyid Imam’s peaceful revisions!
Date of source: Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Al-Jihād’s recent revisions contain the same fundamentalist principles as the Islamic groups and will give priority to violent methods if the group comes to power.
8. Unifying calls to prayers, legitimate necessity or technological luxury?
Date of source: Friday, December 21, 2007
The authors discuss the issue of unifying the Adhān, whether it is a legitimate step or it contradicts Islamic Sharī‘ah. They quote the opinions of Muslim scholars on the issue.
23. Mahmud Sa‘d writes about Islam, Copts and the Qur’an Radio
Date of source: Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Al-Dustūr publishes articles published in back issues in 1995. Prominent Egyptian journalist Mahmūd Sa‘d criticizes the Islamic religious discourse in media and education in his article.
22. Religious fundamentalism and the “talibanization” of the Egyptian education 2]]
Date of source: Sunday, January 6, 2008
Jundī provides a list of examples supporting his argument on the intrusive texts of hadīth and Qur’ān in the Egyptian schools’ curricula.
2. 15 centuries after the emergence of Islam, do Muslims still need incubators, like premature babies, to protect them from missionaries?
Date of source: Thursday, January 3, 2008
The author, Dr. Ibrāhīm al-Sāyh, comments on an official complaint submitted by the renowned Muslim scholar Dr. Zaghlūl al-Najjār against a Christian organization, accusing it of performing missionary activities in Cairo.

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