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7. Fatwás involving breastfeeding men and the drinking of the urine of the Prophet arouse huge debates on religious and intellectual levels.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 to Tuesday, May 29, 2007
The article is based on a listing of articles that tackle two controversial fatwás issued by two prominent Islamic scholars. The first Fatwá was issued by Dr. ‘Izzat ‘Atīyah, the head of the Hadīth Department of the Faculty of Usūl al-Dīn [Fundamentals of Religion] at the Azhar University. The...
2. Al-Arabi newspaper urges president to crack down on armed gangsters within the regime, Wide-scale anger in Egypt over intimidation of political opponents, Intellectuals: Thuggery is latest brainchild of the so-called ?new way of thinking?
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Shock shrouded political circles in Egypt after Abd al-Halim Qandil, the Executive Editor-in-Chief of al-Arabi newspaper, the mouthpiece of the opposition Nasserite Party, was kidnapped, beaten and left stark naked on the Cairo-Suez desert highway on the dawn of November 2, 2004. Hundreds of public...
20. The issue of the veil in France
Date of source: Thursday, February 5, 2004 to Tuesday, February 10, 2004
The Egyptian press is still giving considerable space for the issue of the banning of the veil in French public schools and institutions. Sixteen articles discussing this issue were published over this week.
78. Arab-Israeli conflict is behind all the unrest in the world – al-Samman
Date of source: Friday, October 27, 2006
Dr. ‘Alī al-Sammān, the former chairman of the Azhar’s interfaith dialogue committee, says the Arab-Israeli conflict is the root of all evil worldwide, adding that there is no clash between religions but rather a political influence that uses religion to attain its objectives.
28. Listing of articles on controversial press law
Date of source: Tuesday, July 11, 2006
A list of articles on the recent controversial press law from a variety of Egyptian news sources.
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