Date of source: Sunday, December 30, 2007
Egyptian security arrests a group of Islamic fundamentalists that were allegedly planning to attack foreign and Egyptian military forces.
Date of source: Monday, November 3, 2008
Kees Hulsman interviewed HRH Prince Hassan bin-Talal about Christian migration from the Arabic world.
Dr. William Wīsā writes about Egyptian media responses to Coptic conferences.
Al-Usbū‘ often being accused for its close links to Egyptian security services.
George Adli years ago falsely claimed...
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Lutfī responds to ‘Āmir on the subject of his faulty understanding of the salafī approach, citing several examples of the salafī approach leading to and supporting terrorist activities and an anti-moderation that is counter to Islam.
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The author discusses salafism and refers to its origin and definition throughout the Islamic history.
Date of source: Friday, June 27, 2008
The article chronicles the appearance of famous dā‘iyahs in Egypt and covers the on-going struggle between the new dā‘iyahs and Salafis to take over the status of the publicly-adored dā‘iyah. The absence of an effective role of the Azhar is also questioned.
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Asmā’ Nassār wrote about a truly controversial issue; the privatization of the Azhar. She says that some of the prominent ’salafī’ Shaykhs, headed by Ja‘far Bin Idrīs, a Sudanese Shaykh, established an Islamic university in California in 1995. An exchange of scholars between this University and...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 9, 2008
The author comments on the increasing Salafī trend in Egypt, particularly their relations with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
Date of source: Sunday, October 26, 2008
Drs. Hulsman points to a number of articles in this issue that deal with sectarian strife, and the political trends that are gaining notoriety in the Egyptian public. He additionally points to the number of articles that discuss the process of divorce in the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Monday, June 9, 2008
Muslim Brotherhood General Guide Mahdī ‘Akif has rejected the Guidance Bureau elections because his list was defeated in favor of that of his first deputy Muhammad Habīb.
Date of source: Saturday, May 24, 2008 to Friday, May 30, 2008
The author discusses content presented by religiously-themed satellite channels, namely ’al-Nās’, ’al-Rahmah’ and ’al-Hikmah’. He argues these channels are dominated by salafīs who spread backward, extremist ideas, with officials not taking action against them.