Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 2006
Muslim Brotherhood officials said they would apologize to the Egyptian people if the statements attributed to their leader, in which he allegedly said "to hell with Egypt and its people" turned out to be authentic. Reactions to ‘Ākif’s statements, published within an interview by Rose al-Yousuf...
Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 2006
The author criticizes the Egyptian muftī for not taking into consideration current circumstances when he makes fatwas.
Date of source: Friday, February 6, 2009
Receiving the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, Shaykh Tantāwī agreed with his
guest on the seriousness of linking terrorism to religion.
Date of source: Thursday, April 6, 2006
In the
aftermath of the publication of the “offensive”
cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, a slump in European tourism in
Egypt has been reported,
Sa‘īd Jamāl al-Dīn writes.
Date of source: Monday, April 10, 2006
The government’s National Council for Human Rights has issued its second annual report, which criticized the emergency law, in effect for 25 years, calling on the government to stop all such exceptional laws.
Date of source: Monday, April 10, 2006
Nearly 800 young Muslim preachers have been removed after passing
the Ministry of Awqāf’s [endowments] test for imāms and preachers in 2005.
Date of source: Friday, April 7, 2006
The religious committee of the People’s Assembly has suggested the establishment of a global authority for
fatwas. The suggestion came as a result of the conflicts over fatwas and the need for a powerful body
to refute misconceptions that have lately developed around Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2006
The controversial fatwa of the muftī of the republic, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a, concerning the prohibition of full-figure statues has turned Egyptian newspapers into a field of debate, where Islamic thinkers voice their views on the issue.
Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2006
In an interview with al-
Ahrām al-‘Arabī, former Danish Minister of Culture Grethe Rostboell speaks out on the
controversial publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad and gives her opinion on the concept of freedom of
expression.
Date of source: Thursday, October 4, 2001
The USA, followed by the International Security Council, decided to freeze the balances of associations and groups, which support and sustain terrorists, but in their haste they did not differentiate between humanitarian associations for benevolent acts and rescue, and those who finance the...