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Some papers claimed that the Shaykh of the Azhar refused
to extend the period in office of Dr. Nasser Farid Wassel as a Muftī for Egypt and appointed instead of him Dr. Ahmad
El-Tayyeb because the former Muftī issued many Fatāwá that corticated his Fatāwá. Other papers shed light on the...
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The Egyptian Cassation Court annulled the
sentences given by the Supreme State Security Court against Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim and against 18 of the other 27
defendants. It also ordered their retrial and refused the defense request to stay the execution of the seven years
imprisonment sentence...
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The Azhar and the Anglican Church signed a dialogue agreement that aims at
prompting the common values
between Islām and Christianity. After signing the agreement, the British Prime Minister met with the Shaykh of the
Azhar and thanked him for his role in consolidating the relationships between...
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President Mubarak has met with the delegation representing the three heavenly religions in the inter-
religious dialogue conference that was held in Alexandria. He warned against the provocative activities of Israel as
it is in the nature of such activities to lead to more blood shedding. At the...
Date of source: Thursday, February 22, 2007
Dr. Hassan Muḥammad Wajīh’s article defines the concept of citizenship, among other concepts of significance, to the proposed amendments to the Egyptian Constitution.
Date of source: Thursday, February 22, 2007
Extremists in The Netherlands and worldwide will be satisfied with a crime committed by a Pakistani man, Muḥammad Surūr, who shot a female Pakistani minister to death for assuming a leading office within the government, and for violating Sharī‘ah by working in politics rather than of staying at...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2006
The Muslim Brotherhood’s role in Egyptian political life continues to be discussed in Egyptian media after the file of their alleged military activities was referred to the State Security apparatus.
Date of source: Saturday, February 17, 2007
A study entitled, ‘Angst-ridden Germans Look for Answers and Find them in the Qur’ān,’ published by German magazine Der Spiegel revealed that the number of Germans who converted to Islām has increased fourfold in comparison to the previous years, despite the negative perception of Islām among the...
Date of source: Thursday, February 15, 2007
The author advocates unifying the Adhān in order to eradicate the phenomenon of the overlapping and discordant voices which are transmitted via the loudspeakers.
Date of source: Thursday, February 15, 2007
The Arab Affairs Committee of the People’s Assembly condemns the statements of a member of the Dutch Parliament, Geert Wilders, in which he described Islām as a violent religion and urged Muslims to tear up and throw away half of the Qur’ān.