Date of source: Monday, June 13, 2005
Public Prosecutor Māhir ‘Abd al-Wāhid ordered the release of 163 persons suspected of involvement with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group.
Date of source: Saturday, June 11, 2005
The current generation of female Muslim Brotherhood members, or the al-Akhawāt [Sisters] Department, as named by the outlawed group, is different from the old guards.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 3, 2004
The author
explains that Islam in Egypt is highly esteemed by both the followers of Muhammad and the
followers of other religions all around the world. This estimation is due to the fact that Islam
in Egypt is characterized by purity and tolerance within different Islamic schools. Al-Azhar...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 11, 2004
The article is an overview of a master’s thesis conducted by Kariman Ibrahim El-Maghraby in 1997 entitled “The Muslim Brotherhood: From Hassan El Banna to Sayyed Qutb." The thesis narrates the history of the Brotherhood since its initiation in Ismailiya. The thesis criticizes the attitudes of...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2004
This report explains the escalations following the alleged conversion of a priest’s wife to Islam. Much background is given to the cultural context that explain why such an issue is so sensitive in Egypt. The report also shows that several of the organizers of the demonstration in Cairo have done...
Date of source: Friday, April 1, 2005
Some 240 homes in Egypt meet
their waterloo on a daily basis as women get their divorce rulings in courts every six minutes while five million women are
not aware they are divorced, according to the figures of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics
(CAPMAS).
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2000
Christians dwelling in the new cities are suffering in terms of meeting their spiritual needs. No churches are built there. The thought of purchasing a land to build a church, will cost them to meet the complications of the authorities. If they succeed in overcoming this, they will get caught in...
Date of source: Saturday, December 25, 1999
Nobody ever thought that the young man dressed in a suit and tarboush [head cover used widely in Egypt until the 1950’s], sitting in a cafe in [the city of] Ismailia with some of his friends, would be the founder of the biggest violent group in Egypt throughout the twentieth century. That was in...
Date of source: Sunday, November 21, 1999
The cave of the Holy Family in Mustorod is being restored and receives a new image. The church is in the possession of a miracle icon which brings healing for ailments.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 1999
Egyptian security forces arrested and detained three suspected members of the Muslim Brotherhood Movement on August 28, bringing the total number of suspected brothers rounded up in raids across the country in August alone, to nearly 30.