Date of source: Saturday, May 6, 2006
The author
responds to allegations that the Azhar
promotes sectarian conflict and tension and even spreads “bomb-
fatwas”.
Date of source: Saturday, May 20, 2006 to Friday, May 26, 2006
The article deals with Bahā’ism in Egypt and the attempts by the followers of this faith to obtain official recognition, particularly in light of a recent court ruling holding that the Ministry of Interior ministry should grant them identity cards in which their religion is registered.
Date of source: Friday, May 26, 2006
The Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry has rejected the use of religious slogans as
trade
marks, but the company Mecca Cola is filing a lawsuit to register its trademark in Egypt
Date of source: Saturday, May 20, 2006 to Friday, May 26, 2006
Some Egyptians have filed lawsuits against the grand imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyīd Tantāwī calling for his dismissal for his "unacceptable" opinions about the hijāb in France and his position regarding the Danish cartoons against the Prophet Muhammad.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
The author argues that political and cultural imbalances are behind the problems Egypt is facing, criticizing the language of dialogue between deputies in parliament and the failure to agree, from a national perspective, on a decision to end the state of emergency, in effect since 1981.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Opinions of Islamic scholars on the issue of
misyār marriage, in which the
husband has no financial responsibilities for his wife.
Date of source: Monday, May 1, 2006
The attempt to produce a movie on Christ is a reflection of the culture of national
unity.
The opposition of Islamic institutions to the movie, according to the author, will stir up discord
instead of
promoting national unity.
Date of source: Monday, May 1, 2006
A new
law forces the
Ministry of Interior to acknowledge the conversion of Coptic Orthodox Christians to Islam.
Date of source: Monday, April 24, 2006
Sawt al-Umma exclusively publishes a copy of a
Bahā’ī marriage
certificate, issued in 1952 between Christian Fathī Tādrus
‘Abd al-Masīh, 26, and
Muslim Qudsīya Husayn Rouhī, 21, after they both converted
to Bahā’ism.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
‘Ulā Muṣṭafá ‘Āmir writes about the statement issued by the Islamic Research Academy about al-Jamā‘ah al-Ahmadīyah.