Date of source: Thursday, June 14, 2007
Muhammad Sayyid reports on different opinions of Muslim scholars concerning the recent Fatwá that permits ‘Urfī marriages.
Date of source: Saturday, June 16, 2007 to Friday, June 22, 2007
The article is based on a file that was issued by Rose al-Yūsuf magazine on the role held by religious men in both Christianity and Islam in society, and their disputes with each other.
Date of source: Sunday, June 10, 2007
The Supreme Administrative Court issued a ruling authorizing women wearing a Niqāb to have access to public places, provided that they reveal their faces when the “public interest” implies. The Court annulled the American University in Cairo’s [AUC] ruling preventing women wearing the Niqāb from...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 28, 2007
The International Labor Organization states that Copts are denied equal access to education.
Discussion about the number of Copts appointed to key positions or candidates for parliament.
Date of source: Friday, June 1, 2007
Subḥī Mijāhid reports on the recent Fatwá of the Azhar which prohibited ten different forms of marriages.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The Azhar clerics are behind adversities and controversial Fatwás. The author stresses the need for Azhar scholars to increase their scientific knowledge.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The article provides a listing of articles on two controversial Fatwás issued by the Muftī of Egypt and a professor at the Azhar University. The first fatwá says that the prophet’s urine used to be given to his companions for blessings. The second one urges working women to breastfeed their male co...
Date of source: Monday, May 28, 2007
The author discusses the rumors circulating regarding the conversion of Muslim and Christian men of religion to other religions.
Date of source: Monday, May 28, 2007
This article says that an Israeli Web site highlighted the Egyptian Muftī’s denial of having written the foreword of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 24, 2004
We spent an interesting evening gathering at the Church of St. Mary in Al-Sharabiya where the first seminar about Coptic heritage was held. This seminar was organized by the Association of the Lovers of Coptic Heritage and opened by Bishop Martirous and Dr. Abdel Dayim Nousir, deputy head of the...