Date of source: Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Al-Dustūr published a two-page file on niqāb in Egypt. About 17 percent of Egyptian women wear niqāb. Authors of the files tried to point out the reasons behind the phenomenon.
Date of source: Monday, September 8, 2008
Muhammad Rāghib wonders when the draft law on human organ transplantation will be issued. He points out several points in the argument for a unified law, touching on the controversies of organ trafficking and inter-religious organ donation.
Date of source: Sunday, September 14, 2008
A controversial fatwá is issued by a Saudi cleric stating that it is permissible to kill owners of satellite channels that broadcast inappropriate material during Ramadān.
Date of source: Sunday, May 17, 2009
Ibrāhīm takes a look at the media coverage of the pig cull that the Egyptian government ordered as a result of the H1N1 virus.
Date of source: Sunday, May 10, 2009
Shukrī looks at the recent government decision to slaughter all pigs in Egypt and the effects it will have on the garbage collectors who breed them.
Date of source: Sunday, May 10, 2009
Watani visited the areas of Cairo where garbage collectors breed pigs to see the effects the decision to slaughter pigs is having on them.
Date of source: Sunday, May 10, 2009
Samīr reports on pig breeders who have tried to stop the authorities from taking away their animals to be slaughtered.
Date of source: Sunday, May 10, 2009
Islamic leaders have criticized the Vatican pope’s visit to Jordan and explain their discontentment with him not apologizing for what they called offenses against Muslims and Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, May 3, 2009
At the recent Egyptians Against Religious Discrimination conference, the group discussed the education system in Egypt, the group called for the need to rebuild the school curriculum and concluded with a series of recommendations.
Date of source: Thursday, March 26, 2009
‘Abd al-Rahīm Abū Shāmah reports about ‘Alī Jum‘ah’s fatwá concerning Muslims investing their money in foreign banks.