Date of source: Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī issues a fatwá urging Muslims to reduce the prayer time during working hours so as not to exceed 10 minutes.
Date of source: Sunday, March 30, 2008
Robeir al-Faris discusses the paradoxical situation in Egypt regarding books that promote a religious doctrine. He cites two books that have been published recently that contain blatant promotions of Islam at the expense of Christianity and believes that Christians must be granted the same rights.
Date of source: Monday, March 17, 2008
Dr. Zaynab Radwān, the deputy speaker of the Egyptian People’s Assembly created heated debates in Egypt when she stated that a woman’s testimony in court is equal to that of man and that the non-Muslim wife of a Muslim husband should enjoy the same rights to inherit from her husband. The...
Date of source: Sunday, March 23, 2008
Robeir al-Faris reviews different articles in the Egyptian press this month related to Muslim-Christian relations. In particular he mentions a new joint Muslim-Christian Web site and an article that cites the al-Ahrām obituary page to prove that Copts are not being persecuted.
Date of source: Thursday, March 13, 2008
Ahmad al-Khatīb reports on the first Qur’ānists conference that will be held in the U.S. this month.
Date of source: Thursday, February 28, 2008
The author presents the assassination of two key Egyptian politicians of the 20th century and the role that the Muslim Brotherhood played in an attempt to expose how the banned group has been following terrorist thoughts.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The article is based on an interview with the well-known cleric Khālid al-Jindī.
Date of source: Saturday, February 16, 2008
The Azhar has recommended that a book on the sexual life of the Prophet Muhammad be confiscated.
Date of source: Monday, January 28, 2008
Nabīl Najīb Salāmah warns about the increase in the current state of sectarianism in society, saying that it will lead the country into the unknown.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, the grand imām of the Azhar, works hard to gain the regime’s appreciation and incurs many Azhar scholars and shaykh’s enmity because of his stances toward different issues.