Date of source: Monday, March 31, 2008
While the majority of Muslims call to boycott The Netherlands because of the offensive movie ’Fitna,’ some extremists attacked Dutch interests in certain countries. However, Dr, ‘Alī Jum‘ah, the muftī of Egypt explained the way he reacted: “I carried the Glorious Qur’ān, kissed it and read it for...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 9, 2008
The author highlights the tense relationship between the muftī of Egypt Dr.‘Alī Jum‘ah and the Grand imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī.
Date of source: Saturday, April 12, 2008
The Egyptian press relentlessly covers the national and international reactions to Geert Widers’ film ’Fitna’. A young man in Saudi Arabia has made a movie to respond to ’Fitna’. He used shots that showed British solders filming Iraqis being tortured and simultaneously displayed Biblical texts that...
Date of source: Friday, March 14, 2008
The article presents the reactions of Egyptian newspapers to the increasing offensives against the Prophet Muhammad in Western media.
Date of source: Saturday, March 1, 2008
Muhammad ‘Abd al-Hamīd, interviewed Amal Sulaymān ‘Afīfī, the first female ma’dhūn in Egypt and the entire Islamic world, about her new post.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Ibrāhīm al-Qaradāwī discusses a recent fatwá by the muftī of Egypt, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, about the religious permissibility of keeping house rents the same.
Date of source: Saturday, March 1, 2008
The article reports on the reprint of an offensive caricature of the Prophet Muhammad by many Danish and European newspapers that was made just one day after a plot to murder of its cartoonist was foiled.
Date of source: Monday, February 18, 2008
An opposition leader has reported against the minister of information, the shaykh of the Azhar, and the muftī for letting an Ahmadiyyah TV channel to be broadcast via Egypt’s official satellite Nile Sat.
Date of source: Sunday, February 3, 2008
The article reports on a forum for inter-religious dialogue that was arranged by the Ministry of Endowments and the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services [CEOSS].
Date of source: Sunday, February 3, 2008
The article describes a seminar that was organized by the World Islamic Call Society that looked at the issue of cultural communication and tried to promote better co-existence between people of different religions.