Date of source: Friday, October 6, 2006
The author
explains
why he does not think that the Shī‘ah madhab [Editor: school of thought or
religious
jurisprudence] deserves an equal place with the Sunnī madhab.
Date of source:
The author contends that the
authentic collection of hadīth collated by al-
Bukhārī contains many sayings wrongly
attributed to the Prophet Muhammad. He pleads with the Muslim
community to rid itself of these in favour of
progress.
Date of source: Friday, October 6, 2006
Jordanian poet Ibrāhīm Nasr Allāh faces trial and possibly
imprisonment for a
collection of poems that were first published 23 years ago, because of accusations that
they may instigate
commotion and undermine the country’s stability.
Date of source: Friday, October 6, 2006
Ayman al-Hakīm traces the
incident of takfīr a Yemeni
poet after he published extremely controversial works.
Date of source: Friday, October 6, 2006
Hamāda Hussayn writes about the latest song by the American pop
idol Madonna which implies contempt for
the three divine religions and particularly towards the Catholic pope.
Date of source: Monday, August 25, 2008
After months of conflicts, the Abū Fānā crisis has been put to an end. The decisions taken by the reconcilliation committee were approved by the governmental institutions concerned and the cornerstone was put in place in the fence around the monastery.
Date of source: Saturday, September 30, 2006 to Sunday, October 1, 2006
Mustafa
Bayyūmī analyses the images of God’s prophets used in the novels of Najīb Mahfūz.
Date of source: Friday, September 29, 2006
The deputy head of the National Council for Human Rights (N.C.H.R.), Dr. Kamāl Abū al-Majd, said in a press conference that members of the council have unanimously agreed on the importance of amending articles 76 and 77 of the Egyptian constitution, which deal with the nomination of the...
Date of source: Friday, September 29, 2006
This article outlines the history of the Coptic Studies Institute and the
Ecclesiastical College and reviews a thesis submitted by Father Mīnā Jābir.
Date of source: Friday, September 29, 2006
Dr. al-Bayādī reacts to the
calls for reform of the
electoral process for the position of head of the Evangelical Community Council.