Date of source: Sunday, April 20, 2008
The following article presents a brief overview of the visit of a Dutch delegation to Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, July 21, 2005
The religious establishment in Egypt is composed of four main branches: the Azhar, the Azhar University, the Ministry of Endowments, and the Dar al-Iftā’. They are independent institutions that are loyal to the state.
Date of source: Thursday, August 23, 2007
Azhar scholars have condemned the attack on the Egyptian Shaykh Muḥammad al-Salāmūnī, an Imām at the Islamic Centre in London, carried out by an Irish extremist.
Date of source: Friday, August 24, 2007
The article reports on the statements of members of the Islamic Research Academy about the group of Muslims calling themselves the ‘Qur’anis’ who consider the Qur’ān to be the sole source of legislation in Islam and deny the authenticity of the Prophetic Sunnah.
Date of source: Friday, August 10, 2007
George Bibāwī believes that there is a crisis within the Coptic Orthodox Church as even its senior leaders can be incorrect in academic studies in theology and doctrine. He calls to draft a plan to build up religious knowledge of teachers in Coptic institutes.
Date of source: Thursday, August 9, 2007
The article contains a number of Islamic thinkers’ and scholars’ opinions on the phenomenon of Islamophobia in the West.
Date of source: Friday, July 27, 2007
Muslim figures and intellectuals reject the American denunciation of the Egyptian stance on the Qur’anis and stress the group’s opposition to Islam and Sharī‘ah.
Date of source: Monday, July 30, 2007
Aḥmad al-Buḥayrī reports on the statements of Azhar scholars who criticized Pope Benedict XVI’s secretary who spoke about the Islamization of Europe.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 18, 2007
The military court has charged eight members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group who are currently living abroad with financing an illegal group and money-laundry. The group’s lawyer however, belittles the charges as the accused are residing in countries where verdicts of the exceptional courts...
Date of source: Thursday, July 19, 2007
The article presents the views of some intellectuals and Islamic scholars on the issue of Christians who converted to Islam and then decided to return to Christianity for personal and worldly factors.