Date of source: Friday, June 7, 2002
The stereotyped picture of Muslim preachers is no longer acceptable in the age of globalization. Arabic satellite channels propagated a new generation of preachers known as young preachers. Analysts say that the phenomenon of young preachers has nothing to do with the decrease in the activities of...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 13, 2002
Sheikh Amr Khaled traveled to London at the beginning of Ramadan. Wales University has granted him a four-year scholarship to prepare a Ph.D. thesis on the biography of the Prophet Mohammed.
Date of source: Saturday, November 23, 2002
Supporters of the preacher Amr Khaled began a campaign to convince Egyptian authorities to reduce the restriction imposed on the activities of Khaled and to repeal its decision prohibiting him from preaching in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, December 1, 2002
Egyptian secularists hailed the departure of Amr Khaled to London. Supporters of Khaled call for his return to Egypt and try to persuade authorities to revoke the actions taken against him. Coincidentally a young actress retracted her decision to retire from acting and the wearing of a veil....
Date of source: Monday, December 2, 2002
Swiss researcher Dr. Patrick Haenni writes that what new preachers are facing shows that they are still seeking a place for themselves in the world of preaching in Egypt. Some Azhar sheikhs accuse them of inefficiency. Leaders of political Islam consider them as their competitors. Their only chance...
Date of source: Monday, December 30, 2002
Amr Khaled speaks about the reasons behind his going to London and the doctoral thesis he prepares there. He speaks about his relations with Islamic movements. He refuses to comment on the retreat from wearing the higab by some veiled actresses.
Date of source: Saturday, May 7, 2005
Muslim dā‘ya [a person who calls for Islam] ‘Amr Khālid returned to Egypt for the second time in one month to make two episodes for his TV program Sunnā‘ al-Hayāh [Makers of Life] for the Arab Radio & Television (ART) station.
Date of source: Monday, April 12, 2004
Women preachers go onto the metro and say loud do’aa [prayers] and ask women on board to repeat after them. Now, the phenomenon has developed. Now women preachers are giving religious lessons in the metro. • See article 4: Renewal of religious discourse has not been successful for the last 1500...
Date of source: Monday, April 19, 2004
The women preachers worked actively last week in the underground carriages to collect signatures of women to support a petition against commercials and video clips in which girls dance in a sensual way.
The woman preachers tell the women that they belong to Al-Amein Institute for Preparing...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 8, 2004
The study of Hussein Ahmad Amin succeeded in referring to the verses in the Qur’an that mention the veil, and explaining the purpose of each verse. The study also succeeded in explaining the social factors that led to the spread of the veil in Egypt.