Date of source: Saturday, April 10, 2010
This article discusses misconceptions about salafīsm, arguing that it is an approach with rationality as a basic principle.
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A comprehensive review of reactions to the Supreme Administrative Court ruling obliging the Coptic Orthodox Church to remarry divorcees under any circumstance. Copts have shown their support for Pope Shenouda’s stance against the ruling by signing numerous petitions and by demonstrating at the...
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The Chancellor of the Azhar University, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, has been appointed assigned Grand Imām of the Azhar by a presidential ruling. As such, al-Tayyib has become the 48th Grand Imām in the history of the most prominent institution in Sunnī Islam. Al-Tayyib expressed his surprise at the...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Al-Sharq al-Awsat interviews Dr. Butrus Ghālī, the president of National Council for Human Rights, about the human rights situation in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The authors highlight the conditions of Christians in Iraq.
Date of source: Monday, March 15, 2010
The State Council General Assembly decided against the appointment of women as judges to the Council. This provoked the anger and protestation of some political parties, including the ruling National Democratic Party and women's associations.
Date of source: Sunday, March 14, 2010
Sectarian clashes erupted in Marsá Matrūh when Copts built a fence that violated restrictions.
Date of source: Friday, March 5, 2010
Dutch MP Geert Wilders arrives in the United Kingdom, from which he was banned in February 2009, to screen his anti-Islam film “Fitna” in the House of Lords. The article explains the event, and the expected subsequent reactions.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
This article reports on the recent Muslim-Christian violence in Nigeria.
Date of source: Friday, March 6, 2009
This article reports on the British reaction to the showing of anti-Islam film ‘Fitna’ in the House of Lords.