Date of source: Friday, May 6, 2011
Hundereds of niqāb-clad women protested in front of the Azhar office on May 5, 2011 as they are against opinions by Egypt's Grand Muftī Alī Jum'ah regarding the all-covering veil.
Date of source: Thursday, May 12, 2011
In a conference held by the Muslim Brotherhood in al-Mansūrah stadium, Murshid [Guide] Dr. Muhammad Badī' said that the MB will bring up Egyptians on faith and conscience until they demand the application of hudūd.
He added that the hudūd is an obligation and the people do not get punished for...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
AWR's Diana Maher Ghali wrote a press review on the follow-ups of Imbābah incidents, where newspapers reported on the arrest of suspects, national and international figures and countries condemning the incidents and finally the demands to hold those involved accountable.
Date of source: Friday, May 6, 2011
Najīb Gibrael, Kāmīliyā Shihātah's lawyer, says that Kāmīliyā has not decided yet if she will show up in the public prosecutor's office, asserting that he is authorized to represent her in the court of law.
Date of source: Friday, May 6, 2011
In his first sermon after the salafists' attacks on the Cathedral, Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III ignored talking on the Kāmīliyā Shihātah issue, although there were many speculations that he would settle this issue during the sermon.
Pope Shenouda asked all Copts to forgive all those who...
Date of source: Monday, May 9, 2011
AWR's Diana Maher Ghali writes a two days' press review on Imbābah incidents.
Date of source: Sunday, May 8, 2011
The Alexandria Millī (Community) Council in a letter to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) demanded, that investigations into the January 1, 2011 bombing attack that targeted the Church of the Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope Peter in Alexandria, be re-opened.
They are demanding the...
Date of source: Thursday, May 5, 2011
Salafī Shaykh Muhammad Hasān praised the pure revolution of Egypt's youths that eliminated corruption, adding that an Islamic state would guarantee safety for Copts.
Hasān condemned the killing of Usāmah Bin Lādin and throwing his body into the sea, considering him a martyr. [Read Salafī Shaykh...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 3, 2011
The salafists' shura council condemned the protests that took place Friday, April 29, in front of the Saint Mark Cathedral in Cairo, calling for the release of Kāmīliyā Shihātah.
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2011
The Azhar formed on April 28, 2011 a committee specialized in regulating the work of the top Sunni establishment to review the law in order to guarantee its independence and integrity in selecting a grand shaykh and deputies.
[Reviewer's Note: the article did not specify clearly that the Azhar...