Date of source: Friday, July 6, 2007
The article reports on the statements of Azhar scholars who launched a no holds-barred attack on the group of ‘al-Qur’āniyyūn’ or the Qur’ānis who consider the Qur’ān to be the sole source of Islam and neglect the importance of the Prophetic Sunnah. Opinions of the scholars conclude that whoever...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Salman Rushdie was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of Britain. The bestowal sparked protests in the Muslim world and revived the Muslim wrath over his controversial book entitled, “The Satanic Verses,” and the writer himself.
Date of source: Thursday, June 21, 2007
The article represents different opinions of many youth who have lost their confidence in men of religion because they believe that the new Fatwás issued by these men only serve politics.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 20, 2007
The Supreme Administrative Court decided to uphold the judgment of the Administrative Judiciary Court issued in 2001 against the decision of AUC Dean’s Council to ban a girl wearing a Niqāb from entering the university’s library.
Date of source: Monday, June 25, 2007
Muḥammad Ḥabīb interviews David Arnold, president of the American University in Cairo. David Arnold comments on the issue that arose when a woman wearing a Niqāb was restricted from accessing the AUC library.
Date of source: Sunday, June 24, 2007
The Inter Press Service news agency has issued a report on the recent sectarian incidents that Egypt has witnessed. The report says that the current episodic violent conflicts are the greatest threat the country has ever faced.
Date of source: Monday, June 25, 2007
Reviewer: Nīrmīn al-‘AwaḍīSupreme State Security Prosecution has listed Dr. Subḥī Manṣūr, former professor at the Azhar University and the Godfather of al-Qur’ānīyyīn, amongst the five detainees in the case of disdaining religions.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Usāmah Nabīl reports on the different opinions concerning a draft law to regulate the process of issuing Fatwás.
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
‘Ādil Jindī criticizes recent statements by ‘Ā’ishah
‘Abd al-Hādī, minister of labor and immigration, about the Coptic population in Egypt and their
possession of one third of the total national wealth. Jindī believed that the minister’s statements lacked
accuracy.
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
The authors Nādir Shukrī and
‘Imād Khalīl interview a number of citizens who live in the village of Bimhā in al-
‘Ayyāt...