Date of source: Monday, January 21, 2008
Shādyā al-Sīsī was released after a decision by the attorney general. While some people believe that her meeting with Pope Shenouda reinforced sectarianism, others considered it a psychological support for al-Sīsī who has suffered the injustice of the governmental and legislative institutions.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 5, 2007
The article reports on the spread of Niqāb-clad women in society.
Date of source: Saturday, December 1, 2007 to Friday, December 7, 2007
Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, Muftī of Egypt, differentiates between the concepts of reform and renewal in Islamic discourse.
Date of source: Friday, November 30, 2007
Last week’s Egyptian press tended to reflect on the reasons behind and potential consequences of the eye-catching phenomenon of Niqāb-clad women prevailing in all classes of society.
Date of source: Friday, November 23, 2007
The author believes that the Muftī of state, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, has been leading a surge of renewal of the Islamic religious discourse on the basis of contemporary intellectual and jurisprudential needs, unlike other Islamic clerics who show more concern with trivial issues rather than the bigger...
Date of source: Saturday, November 24, 2007
The article reports on the statements of Dr. Dr. Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq, minister of religious endowments, who denied that he has ousted Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, Muftī of Egypt, from the committees of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs.
Date of source: Saturday, November 24, 2007 to Friday, November 30, 2007
A group of journalists from Rose al-Yūsuf magazine met with Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, Muftī of Egypt, and discussed a number of issues of concern for Muslims in particular and Egyptians in general.
Date of source: Saturday, November 24, 2007
In the article, a parliamentary member has launched an inquiry into the Prime ministry for not curbing what he described as chaos of Fatwás on satellite channels as well as in state religious institutions.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 21, 2007
The following text presents a number of the most popular Islamic Dā‘iyahs in the modern time.
Date of source: Monday, November 19, 2007
The press review detects the ongoing discussions in Egyptian press on the chaos of Fatwás, especially the reactions to the recent Fatwá of the Egyptian Muftī Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah who refused to consider the Egyptian young men who drowned on the Italian cost to be martyrs.