Date of source: Thursday, November 24, 2005
The author discusses reasons why Copts tend not to actively participate in the political scene and argues that accusations of westernization and inability are unfair and untrue.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 29, 2005
According to recent statistics, Muslims account for 2.5 percent of the total population of the United States and about 6 percent of the prisoners in U.S. jails. In France 70 percent of prisoners are Muslim.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 29, 2005
The outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group is reported to have hacked the website of Rose al-Yousuf daily newspaper.
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Different aspects of the Muslim Brotherhood’s success in the recent parliamentary elections are discussed including Mīlād Hannā’s concerns that Copts will become "second-class citizens” if the Brotherhood’s come into power.
Date of source: Friday, November 25, 2005
The author suggests that beyond the complaints about poverty and unemployment lies an intellectual crisis, which is revealed in terrorist attacks.
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Throughout its long history, the major religious institution in Egypt, the Azhar, has been known for its neutral moderate stance on the different issues on the Egyptian political domain. In recent years, however, Azhar scholars have increasingly featured on the political scene.
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Suhīr Jouda writes of how Islamic investment companies swindled people in the name of religion.
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Zaynab Muntasir responds to Dr. Fātima Sayyid Ahmad’s article, ’Why do I wear the hijāb?’ With an explanation of why she has chosen not to cover her head.
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The numbers of women wearing the headscarf or hijāb has been increasing in Egypt in the last few years. Rose al-Yousuf writer, Dr. Fātima Sayyid Ahmad, explains why she has chosen to wear the hijāb.
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Wā’il Lutfī writes on the pressure the Muslim Brotherhood are putting on the government to ban certain works of art that they claim to be a threat to public morality.