Date of source: Saturday, April 19, 2008
The author interviewed Dr. Muhammad al-Shahhāt on the activities of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Angry reactions to Pope
Benedict’s remarks on Islam and the Prophet
Muhammad continued for a second week. Some Muslim figures,
including Iranian President Ahmadinejad and
Malaysian Prime Minister ‘Abd Allāh Ahmad
Badawī, have accepted the pope’s regret at the
furious reactions to his remarks...
Date of source: Friday, April 7, 2006
The 18th conference of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs opened Thursday with a keynote speech by Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmad Nazīf on behalf of President Mubārak, highlighting the role of Muslim scholars and intellectuals in the renaissance of the Muslim nation.
Date of source: Friday, April 18, 2003
The author believes that Annemarie Schimmel is an example of honesty in orientalism. She gives a background of her life and work.
Date of source: Monday, November 7, 2005
The Ministry of Awqāf [Religious endowments] has decided to standardize the times of Ādhān in all the mosques in Cairo.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 20, 2000
The Mufti declared that his fatwa about the legality of defending a spy was misinterpreted. He said that the real meaning of his fatwa is that the spy who confessed betraying his country should not be defended because defending him may encourage others to commit the same crime. If he considers...
Date of source: Friday, December 3, 1999
The Coptic church assigned Bishop Benjamin of Minufia to receive the medallion of honor for Pope Kyrollos the Sixth [posthumously, the pope past away in 1971]. The bishop says that the relations between Christians and Moslems in Minufia are very special, to such an extent that some Copts build...