Date of source: Monday, May 2, 2016
Doctor ‘Alī Jum’a, the previous Grand Mufti of Egypt, said that wearing the hijāb is incumbent upon all Muslim women at all times, even during prayer. In an interview he said that not wearing a hijab is equivalent to refusing prayer and infidelity. He emphasized that it is required for Muslim...
Date of source: Saturday, February 6, 2016
Thousands of young people from Western countries have gone to Syria during recent years to fight under the black flag of what Prof. Schleifer calls “the most brutal and threateningly successful jihadist group, calling itself the Islamic State.” The British Tony Blair Foundation recently published a...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 17, 2013
We are living in a world of much polarization. This negative energy drives communities apart rather than combining their strengths to work together towards a better society. Arab-West Report was founded in 1997 to fight this negative energy. We are small and thus work only developed slowly but in...
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We often hear about the radical statements and fatwás of Muslims and about uncompromising Christian or secular activists who can appeal to populist sentiments and mistrust of the ‘other’.
Date of source: Thursday, April 11, 2013
“Art is the language of the entire human personality.”-Naguib Mahfouz
Driven by an interesting childhood in Senegal, he strives to build bridges using art. Paul-Gordon Chandler will leave Egypt this summer after leading St. John’s Church in Maadi for over ten years. Where he will go, he is not sure...
Date of source: Thursday, September 20, 2012
Washington Post published an article by the Muftī of the Republic Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah with the title "Prophet Muhammad is ‘the mercy to all worlds’ to Muslims: Egypt’s mufti" on September 18, 2012.
Date of source: Friday, September 14, 2012
The Azhar denounced attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Cairo and called on Egyptians to protest peacefully, avoid violence, and to stick to Islamic teachings.
Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah, Muftī of the Republic called on the Secretary General of the United Nations to sign an agreement that criminalizes insulting...
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2012
Today's overview highlights the issue of Dahshūr, where calm has been restored and local residents have appealed to Coptic families who left their houses after unrest in the troubled area to return home. The al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah (Islamic Group) said the Dahshūr clashes did not amount to a...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
[Editor: Daniel Podertschnig presented the Austrian study visit to Egypt with seven photos with short descriptions at the website of the University of Vienna. This is his presentation for Arab-West Report]
Date of source: Saturday, July 7, 2012
Anger is overwhelming church and women circles after newspaper reports quoted the salafī al-Nūr Party and al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyah (Islamic Group) as rejecting the appointment of a woman or a Copt as vice president. [Author Not Mentioned, Akhbār al-Yawm, July 7, p. 9] Read text in Arabic