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11. <i>Shī‘ahs</i> Enter Al-Husayn Mosque and Perform their Rites, Dervishes Expel them from al-Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque
Date of source: Friday, December 17, 2010
In a clear divergence from official pronouncements that ban the activity, some 200 Shī‘ah men, women, and children in white robes shut themselves into the Al-Husayn Mosque and performed their rights for more than an hour on Wednesday. They were not prevented by security nor by the mosque...
9. Security Forces Prevent Sūfī Hymns in Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque
Date of source: Saturday, May 15, 2010
This article deals with the new refusal of mosques to allow Sūfī prayers.
9. Is it right for demonstrations to come out of mosques?
Date of source: Saturday, April 27, 2002 to Friday, May 3, 2002
Many Muslim scholars explained that, according to the Shari´a, it is not right to use mosques for demonstrations. Mosques are places for worship and preaching, holy places that should not be a place for shouting and gathering. Expressing anger and dissatisfaction could be done through collecting...
23. Shiites in Egypt
Date of source: Friday, November 18, 2005
In response to the U.S. State Department report citing discrimination against the approximately 700,000 Shiites in Egypt, the author reviews the situation of Shiites in Egypt and Sunni-Shiite relations in general.
14. Here she lies buried
Date of source: Thursday, November 18, 1999
Over a thousand years ago, the site on which the mosque is built, currently the scene of major renovation efforts, witnessed Sayeda Zeinab’s advent to Egypt. She was described as the "heroine of Karbala’," rallying troops at the battle, providing them with water and food, treating the injured and...
17. Old Cairo landmark expands
Date of source: Monday, August 16, 1999
El-Sayeda Zeinab Mosque which lures huge members of worshippers from Cairo and other parts of the nation, is experiencing large-scale renovations which are planned to make the building able to accommodate as many as 12,000 persons.
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