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Forum for Development and Human Rights Dialog: There is no “ḥisbah” in Egyptian law
Date of source: Sunday, June 14, 2020
On Sunday, the Forum for Development and Human Rights Dialog issued its report on “‘ḥisbah’...a restriction on freedom of thought and expression.” The report deals with the concept of ḥisbah (accountability); a type of voluntary duty based [in Islam] by which an “overseer” monitors other peoples’...
In Memoriam: Ezzat al-Salamony
Date of source: Thursday, November 19, 2015
Yesterday I received the unexpected news that Ezzat al-Salamony (ʿIzzat al-Salāmunī) died ... back in August. He was a leader in al-Gama'a al-Islamiya (the Islamic Group), designated a terrorist entity by the United States. I was able to interview him a couple of times.
54. Talk on, Scheherazade
Date of source: Sunday, May 16, 2010
Should the One Thousand and One Nights be banned? A Cairo conference debates the issue. A number of Lawyers submitted a request to have the latest edition of the Thousand and One Nights banned because they viewed it as immoral. Intellectuals and cultural figures rally against this ban, upset by the...
65. New hisbah lawsuit against Bishop Maximus
Date of source: Monday, December 11, 2006
A Coptic lawyer filed a hisbah lawsuit against the head of Saint Athanasius Church, Bishop Maximus Hannā, accusing him of slandering Pope Shenouda III in an interview on ‘Dream’ satellite channel.
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