Date of source: Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Minister of Endowments Maḥmūd Ḥamdī Zaqzūq received an invitation to visit the Vatican next May to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Egypt and the Vatican.
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Reinhard Lauth is the first Catholic Orientalist to recognize Muḥammad as the prophet of God and the Qur’ān as the word of God. His book aroused heated discussions between the Egyptian minister of endowments who approved it and Azhar professors.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
A controversial book is released during the Christmas period denouncing Christians as apostates who can legitimately be killed.
Date of source: Thursday, April 26, 2007
Hulsman responds to questions about the role of Egyptian security in our struggle to obtain NGO status. Since week 53 of 2006 was mailed to subscribers on April 30, 2007 (see the editorial that always marks the date of publishing a specific week), this text was placed in week 53 of 2006.
Date of source: Sunday, February 18, 2007
al-Miṣrī al-Yawm newspaper revealed that all Ministry of Endowments’ directors have been clearly instructed to transfer female Dā‘iyahs who wear a Niqāb to administrative work, and to monitor bearded Dā‘iyahs, by the Minister of Endowments Ḥamdī Zaqzūq.
Date of source: Monday, February 12, 2007
The author rejects the minister of endowments’ consent to allow the publication of a book against Christians.
Date of source: Sunday, February 11, 2007
The new edition of Muḥammad ‘Imārah’s book, ’Fitnah al-Takfīr bayna al-Shī‘ah wa-al- Wahhābīyah wa-al-Sūfīyah’ [The Sedition of Takfīr between Shī‘ah Wahhābism and Ṣūfism] was issued following the withdrawal of his old one from the market after the author indeliberatily quoted texts from another...
Date of source: Saturday, February 10, 2007
The author rejects some Muslims’ interest in trivial matters and calls on them to pay more attention to serious Islamic issues.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 7, 2007
The Ministry of Endowments censors Takfīr statements from a book by controversial Islamic author Muhammad ‘Imārah to stem angry reactions of the non-Muslims.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 6, 2007
The minister of endowments denies that delays in starting the unified Adhān are due to financial or religious obstacles.