Date of source: Thursday, April 3, 2008
In an interview with Mahmūd ‘Īsá, Muslim thinker Jamāl al-Bannā elaborates on many of his controversial stances and honors the Qur’ān as the only authentic point of reference for Muslims. He also declares that the divine influence of the Qur’ān is not in the human interpretation of the Qur’ānic...
Date of source: Monday, March 31, 2008
Muhammad al-Bāz reviews the minutes of an official meeting with leading Azhar scholars in which they decided to continue printing a book that is part of the Islamic heritage, despite knowing it to contain fabricated hadīths ascribed to the the Prophet Muhammad.
Date of source: Saturday, April 5, 2008
Nirmīn al-Shawādifī wrote on the release of the Azhar’s envoy to The Philippines Shaykh Muhammad al-Sayyid Mūsá, who was charged with plotting a terrorist attack in The Philippines.
Date of source: Sunday, April 6, 2008
The author comments on the personal status law for Christians, and questions why it has remained shelved for 30 years.
Date of source: Saturday, April 5, 2008
On his way back from a short visit to the U.K., Pope Shenouda was improperly asked to undergo a body search and a security screening at London’s Heathrow Airport. The procedure prompted the Egyptian ambassador in London to submit a complaint to the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the...
Date of source: Thursday, April 3, 2008
The article reports on a parliamentary session in which a law on banning the arrangement of rallies in places of worship was approved.
Date of source: Saturday, April 19, 2008
In the following interview with al-Ahrām al-‘Arabī, the Vatican nuncio to Egypt, Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald asserts the Catholic Church’s condemnation of all kinds of discrimination, highlighting the significance of dialogue and calls for mutual respect between Muslims and Christians. He...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 9, 2008
The author highlights the tense relationship between the muftī of Egypt Dr.‘Alī Jum‘ah and the Grand imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 9, 2008
On a program screened on Egyptian TV, Shaykh Khālid al-Jindī has threatened to slaughter the author for opposing his controversial fatwás.
Date of source: Friday, April 11, 2008
The author responds to a controversial statement from the prominent Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī in which he claimed that Christians are kāfirs.