Date of source: Thursday, May 18, 2006
The grand muftī
of Egypt denies claims that he permitted the killing of
extremist Muslims.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
Although it has been approved and is
waiting for implementation, the
unified call for prayer is still controversial. The article discusses the opinions
of Islamic scholars and
experts on the matter.
Date of source: Thursday, May 11, 2006
Scholars from the Azhar rejected the opinion of the
muftī that terrorists should be physically
liquidated and called for confronting the problem of
terrorism through an enlightened Muslim way of thinking.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
A conference was convened recently
to discuss ways to stand up to terrorism through the propagation of moderate ideologies in the face of
extremism.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 9, 2006
The muftī of Egypt, Dr.
‘Alī
Jum‘a calls for the elimination of extremism, rejects any dialogue with
extremists and
calls for Egyptian society to leave its current state of effeminacy and act together to defend the
country.
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
The author in this article criticizes the muftī and the religious
institution,
refuting the muftī’s defense that it has never been responsible for terrorism, and
calls for
fatwas taking into account the spirit of modernity.
Date of source: Thursday, May 4, 2006
A few days ago, the
president of the American University in Cairo (AUC), David
Arnold, decided to remove Islamic and Arabic contents
from a number of AUC textbooks, including syllabi in
Islamic history, Arabic literature and social sciences. A
large number of the university’s staff has...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 3, 2006
The muftī of Egypt has issued a controversial fatwa that prohibits the acquisition of sculptures. His fatwas contradict with Egyptian laws and international conventions signed by Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
With the attendance of a large number of Egyptian religious and
political figures,
Bishop Antonius Najīb, 71, was ordained yesterday as the new patriarch of Coptic
Catholics in Egypt at
the Virgin Mary Cathedral in Nasr City, Cairo.
Date of source: Thursday, April 27, 2006
Azhar
clerics reject the court ruling granting the
Bahā’is the right to recognize their religion in official
papers and deem them apostates.