Date of source: Friday, August 24, 2007
The article reports on the statements of members of the Islamic Research Academy about the group of Muslims calling themselves the ‘Qur’anis’ who consider the Qur’ān to be the sole source of legislation in Islam and deny the authenticity of the Prophetic Sunnah.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 15, 2007
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said in a statement that the attack on the Egyptian Imām of the Grand Islamic Centre in London was made by an Irish extremist, suggesting that it was motivated by Islamophobia.
Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2007
The article discusses the political failure of the banned Muslim Brotherhood that tends to raise less important issues merely to gain media fame rather than any real political presence in society.
Date of source: Monday, August 6, 2007
The arrest of the lawyer of the Islamic groups, Mamdūḥ Ismāīl, surprised those interested in political affairs in Egypt. Most surprising are the accusations fielded at Ismāīl regarding his relationship with al-Qā‘idah.
Date of source: Sunday, July 29, 2007
Sālim al-Sharīf writes about a study published recently by lawyer Ismā‘īl Turkī which tackles the legal framework of the Muslim Brotherhood and argues that lifting the ban on the organization needs a political decision.
Date of source: Friday, July 20, 2007
A group of Coptic Orthodox laymen held a conference in which participants proposed new rules for choosing the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The list of rules is meant to replace those that were issued in 1957. They suggested that the future patriarch be a married layman. The church and...
Date of source: Monday, July 23, 2007
The article is based on an interview with Bishop Mūsá the bishop of youth in the Coptic Orthodox Church. The bishop talked about problems of Copts in Egypt and the church’s relation with Coptic activists in the West.
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2007 to Friday, July 20, 2007
Although the Muslim Brotherhood has decided to delay the establishment of their long-awaited political party, liberal thinkers attack its political platform, warning that it supports sectarianism.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The recently announced introspections of the Jihād Islamic group revived discussions about the 10-year old revisions of al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah. On the tenth birthday of the group’s inspections, Muntasir al-Zayyāt announced the establishment of a new political party. Al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah...
Date of source: Friday, July 6, 2007
The article talks about fears of using violence by the banned Muslim Brotherhood group in order to reach power in Egypt, following in the steps of its ally the Ḥamās group in Gaza.