Date of source: Saturday, May 19, 2012
Dozens of Coptic women gathered outside the St. Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah on Friday (May 18) to protest statements by Bishop Bīshūy, Secretary of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod, in which he called on Christian women to observe modest clothing and “follow in the...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
This month has seen a scathing battle in the mass media over visits by some Egyptian Christian citizens to Jerusalem, soon followed by another wrangling over a visit by Muftī of the Republic ‘Alī Jum’ah to the holy city, where he led worshippers for prayers at al-Aqsá Mosque.
Date of source: Thursday, March 22, 2012
The U.S. State Department’s International Religious Freedoms report grilled the ruling authorities in Egypt, which, it said, caused religious freedom violations, adding Egypt, the heart of the Arab Spring, has seen hope turning into panic after human rights deteriorations under the Supreme Council...
Date of source: Sunday, March 18, 2012
Copts, who are brothers and partners in the nation, enjoy the rights to any state positions depending on efficiency just like any Muslim citizen except those of al-Azhar, said presidential hopeful Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awwā. [Michel ‘Abd Allāh, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, March 18, p. 4] Read original text in...
Date of source: Friday, December 16, 2011
One must be cautious when writing about religious leaders, as they have mastered the art of speaking to an audience. Humans have a penchant for self-deception and self-justification; when mixed with religious language manipulation is easily manufactured, even if unintentionally advanced. People who...
Date of source: Monday, November 14, 2011
Who are the Muslim Brotherhood, and what do they represent? Having thousands of members means that many people are able to speak as representatives, whether they are qualified or designated to do so or not. Yet if one relies only on an official spokesman, it is difficult to know if the comments are...
Date of source: Sunday, October 2, 2011
Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, Azhar's Grand Shaykh, met with a group of intellectuals, thinkers, representatives of Islamic movements and Muslim Brotherhood (MB) to study an 'Arab Spring' document that calls on Arab rulers to listen to their people. This document will be an extension of the Azhar's document...
Date of source: Friday, September 16, 2011
Dr. Muhammad Salīm al-'Awā, Islamic thinker and presidential hopeful, refused the emergency law and called on all Islamists to unify and vote for one candidate.
He also called for a Civil State but with an Islamic reference, saying that whoever does not like it should not vote for him.
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Date of source: Wednesday, September 7, 2011
My friend Tharwat al-Kharabāwī, a lawyer and former leading Muslim Brotherhood (MB) member, has recently given me his valuable book entitled Qalb al-Ikhwān...Mahākim al-Taftīsh or The heart of the Muslim Brotherhood...inquisition," a personal experience, considered a living testimony from a once...
Date of source: Friday, August 19, 2011
Although Islamic thinker and presidential hopeful Dr. Muhammad Salīm al-'Awā approved the Azhar paper and stressed the need to activate it, he rejected that the Azhar or any other religious institution should play any political role.