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13. Shaykh of the Azhar confirms that women can occupy all positions of leadership. An Indonesian woman provokes controversy by reading Qur’an at the opening of the Azhar’s international conference
Date of source: Wednesday, March 15, 2006
An Indonesian woman has read Qur’ānic verses in the opening of an international conference at the Azhar University, causing controversy.
8. Christian Solidarity International claiming forced conversion of Coptic girls to Islam
Date of source: Saturday, December 31, 2005
CSI’s focus on defending the religious freedom of persecuted Christians seems to lead them to very quickly interpret any incident, or rumor of an incident, as persecution. As a response, the author suggests that, rather than sending protest letters to the respective governments, international...
13. Niqab-clad women invade clubs, malls and stadiums
Date of source: Saturday, March 11, 2006 to Friday, March 17, 2006
The author reviews the opinions of several intellectuals about the mysterious spread of niqāb-clad women in Egypt.
63. Mufti of the republic apologizes for not participating in the Islamic Research Academy dialogue committee
Date of source: Thursday, March 2, 2006
Contrary to the expectations of many, the muftī of the republic, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a has apologized for not participating in the newly-formed Interfaith Dialogue Committee affiliated with the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy.
7. Islam respects freedom of opinion, expression, rejects irresponsible freedom that insults religious beliefs
Date of source: Friday, March 3, 2006
Views in the Muslim world have differed over the proper reaction to the controversial Danish cartoons. However, most Muslim scholars have stressed the need for drawing clear lines between freedom of expression and irresponsible freedom that insults religious beliefs.
9. Fatwas of the 2003 mufti…a woman is entitled to receive a payment for serving her husband
Date of source: Monday, December 8, 2003
The Mufti of Egypt issued a fatwa to the effect that wives are entitled to be paid for breast-feeding their children and serving their husbands. The author believes it is not acceptable that Muslim scholars neglect essential and important issues and focus on issues of secondary importance that do...
43. Help needed for a Ph.D student at the Azhar
Date of source: Tuesday, December 9, 2003
Muhammad Hashem, a cousin of the former rector of the Azhar University, needs help in Fanding someone who is interested in Islamic studies and willing to correct the English of his Ph.D. thesis. Payment is not available but in return Hashem will be willing for doing any kind of help within his...
22. A controversy over a fatwa that gives a woman the right to be paid for breast-feeding her baby, and for serving her husband
Date of source: Tuesday, December 2, 2003
The Mufti of Egypt issued a fatwa to the effect that a woman is entitled to refrain from serving her husband, and is entitled to claim for a wage in return for breast-feeding her baby because a woman does not marry in order to become a servant. The fatwa has been the subject of much controversy...
4. Banning the circulation of the book “Al-Khetab wa Al-Taweel” [Discourse and Interpretation] by Dr. Nasr Abu Zeid upon the recommendation of the Islamic Research Institute
Date of source: Wednesday, December 3, 2003
After reviewing a research prepared by Dr. Muhammad Emara on Dr. Nasr Abu Zeid´s book “Discourse and Interpretation,” The Islamic Research Institute recommended banning the circulation of the book. Emara´s research was credited by the members of the institute, the foremost of whom is the Sheikh of...
7. The religious discourse between Islamic renovation and American elimination [2]
Date of source: Friday, October 31, 2003
The author of the article reviews types of Islamic discourse among which are the discourse of Islamic moderation, Sufi Islamic discourse and text-based Islamic discourse.

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