Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2006
In an attempt to curb the sea of fatwas, the Azhar has recently submitted a proposal to the People’s Assembly, in which it called for introducing legislation to criminalize the issuance of fatwas by unqualified Muslim scholars, Muhammad Khalīl writes.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
The Egyptian parliament yesterday debated the movie, ‘The Da Vinci Code’ at the request of several Coptic members, who demanded a ban on both the movie and the book for being blasphemous to Jesus Christ. The Egyptian minister of culture, Dr. Fārouq Husnī, vowed to ban the movie and to pull the...
Date of source: Friday, June 9, 2006
Although the
fatwa of Dr. Ali Jum‘a permits non-Muslim mothers to get custody of their Muslim
children
regardless of their age, many jurists refuse to allow children over the age of seven to remain with their
mothers.
Date of source: Thursday, June 8, 2006
U.S. officials negotiate with the National
Democratic
Party and the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood admits that there have been other discussions between
them
and the U.S.
Date of source: Monday, June 12, 2006
Dr. ‘Abd al-
‘Azīm Ramadān traces the history of clashes between Islamic groups and the Egyptian
government.
Date of source: Thursday, June 8, 2006
In his interview with al-Maydān, the spokesman of the Muslim
Brotherhood, Muhammad al
-Katātinī comments that the group does not want Jamāl Mubarak to
participate in the next
presidential elections and demands equal opportunities for every Egyptian citizen.
Date of source: Saturday, June 10, 2006 to Friday, June 16, 2006
The writer
asks the
government and the members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to put the group’s supreme guide,
Mahdī
‘Ākif, on trial for his insult to Egypt and Egyptians.
Date of source: Thursday, June 1, 2006
The author opposes the growing presence of
the leaders of the Muslim
Brotherhood in seminars and conferences as he believes they are exploiting such
gatherings for their own
interests.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
The ordination of a priest in
‘Udaysāt might open the door to a new wave of sectarianism. Hanī al-A‘sar
investigates the surrounding circumstances.
Date of source: Thursday, May 25, 2006
The
review highlights the Muslim Brotherhood’s position during the judges crisis that has recently gripped the
nation, amidst accusations that the outlawed group is trying to take advantage of the crisis to escalate its
confrontation with the regime.