Date of source: Friday, December 1, 2006
Following the mixed public reaction to the recent statements made by the Egyptian minister of culture, Fārūq Husnī, on the Ḥijāb, the People’s Assembly’s committees for Religious Affairs and Culture and Media held an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss the issue. In an attempt to...
Date of source: Monday, November 20, 2006
An assistant professor at the Faculty of Human Studies at the Azhar University obtained a court verdict against a decree of the American University in Cairo (AUC). The decree was issued following the events of September 11th, and prevented Niqāb-dressed women from entering the University.
Date of source: Thursday, November 2, 2006
Shaykh Yūsuf al-
Badrī filed a lawsuit against Dr Su‘ād Sālih, accusing her of insulting the wives
of the Prophet Muhammad, after she announced her rejection of the Niqāb.
Date of source: Sunday, September 17, 2006
A study carried out by
the
Ministry of Social Affairs showed that there are twenty-one thousand children in Egypt who have no name,
identity
or legal existence. These children are the outcome of ‘urfī or unofficial marriages
in which the
father refuses to acknowledge the paternity of his...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 14, 2003
The Islamic Universities Association organized in cooperation with the Faculty of Humanities, at the Azhar University, a conference titled “Humanitarian Studies and Current Issues.” Participants in the conference called for forming a committee, including language professors at the Azhar University...