Date of source: Monday, August 27, 2007
A religious state looms, as evident with the emergence of Muslim and Coptic religious parties.
Date of source: Friday, December 1, 2006
Following the mixed public reaction to the recent statements made by the Egyptian minister of culture, Fārūq Husnī, on the Ḥijāb, the People’s Assembly’s committees for Religious Affairs and Culture and Media held an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss the issue. In an attempt to...
Date of source: Friday, August 8, 1997
The
author criticizes an article that
appeared previously in el-Shaab which "attacked Copts without any reason,
and accused them of being
mercenaries, agents for the C.I.A." and "traitors." But, says the author, Jews created
this issue. Copts
abroad become panic-stricken because of the...
Date of source: Friday, August 15, 1997
Gamal
Sultan
states that persecution is that which was experienced by the Muslims of Bosnia and Herzovina who were
massacred and raped, and not, as some Copts suggest, the situation experienced by the Copts in Egypt, who
complain
that there only two Coptic ministers in cabinet and that there...
Date of source: Sunday, May 28, 2006
Mamdouh al-Musallami declares the rise of a new generation of terrorist
networks,
but some experts disagree.
Date of source: Sunday, November 4, 2001
The fatwa of Dr.
Mohammed Selim Al-Awa, Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi and others which allows American Muslims to take part in the
American attacks against Afghanistan was described by some people as a new crusade. It contradicts the other
fatwas, each of which relies on some religious, political and...
Date of source: Saturday, October 26, 2002
Some Brotherhood members believe that the group needs a kind of ideological renovation like that of the Gama´at Al-Islamiya. Other members believe that the Brotherhood does not have anything to apologize for, and that it did not cause any harm to society at any time, which is not the case for...
Date of source: Sunday, June 23, 2002
The founder of Al-Shari´a Party regretted that the editor-in-chief of Al-Mussawar´s interview with the leaders of Al-Gama´at Al-Islamiya ignored the legitimacy of Jihad in Palestine. The general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood laughed at those who think that the Gama´at Al-Islamiya can play the...
Date of source: Friday, January 30, 2004
Al-Wafd continues discussing the attitude of Islamic movements towards the issues of democracy, the disavowing of violence and turning to peaceful action. During the last few years, attempts to establish two Islamic political parties, Al-Islah Party [Reformation Party] and Al- Sharia Party [Sharia...
Date of source: Sunday, November 11, 2001
Al-Arabi received many comments on its article "Al-Awa’s fatwa ignites controversy in Al-Wasat" published on November 4. The deputy of Al-Wasat Party said that the article attributed to him things he did not say. The article also claimed that Mamdouh Ismail and Gamal Sultan are members of Al-Wasat...