Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
A number of
Bahā’īs respond to the State Commissioner Authority’s report that considered them
murtad. The article stresses how the Bahā’īs will appeal this decree in an
attempt to
gain equal status as Egyptian citizens.
Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
The author talks about his feeling in seeing the
pope in good health attending President Mubarak’s
speech at the People’s Assembly, and sitting side by side
to the Shaykh of the Azhar, Muhammad al-
Tantāwī, as an indication of “national
unity.”
Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
A Muslim lady resorted to her Coptic friend to escape from her groom. A Coptic husband accused a Muslim man of urging his wife to escape and converting into Islām. The disappearance of a baby from al-‘Adhrā’ Church led to sectarian unrest in al- Salām city.
Date of source: Friday, November 24, 2006
This review, in the context of ramifications from the culture minister’s controversial statements on the Ḥijāb, discusses various opinions on whether the Ḥijāb is a religious obligation and how such controversial discussions should be tackled by society, religious and political bodies...
Date of source:
The Egyptian authorities detained 22 Brotherhood members. At the
same time America
included the group in its lists of terrorist groups. The inclusion of the Brotherhood came after
the
American authorities asked Italy to detain the president of al-Taqwa Bank, which was founded by some...
Date of source:
Al-Akhbar, al-
Ahali,
Sout al-Ummah and Sout al-Azhar tackled the reasons behind the distorted image of Islām in the West and how
to correct it. The four papers agreed on the need for an Arabic-Islamic media capable of addressing the
West and
explaining to it the true Islām.
Date of source:
In an attempt to put an end to the growing
attacks against Arabs and Muslims
in America, the American Senate agreed on a new law condemning attacks
against American Arabs and Muslims. The law
states that the civil rights of all Americans, including Arab
and Muslim Americans, should be...
Date of source:
The
papers of this week are still full of news about the violence practiced
against Arabs and Muslims in America,
Europe and Australia after the attacks in America. According to many
writers, the reasons for this growing anti-
Arab and anti-Muslim campaign are to be found in the deformed
image...
Date of source:
Asharq al-Awsat
revealed that the American consul visited Ibrahim in the prison’s hospital and
relieved his worry. He
promised Ibrahim that the American embassy would take care of his case in his capacity as an
American
citizen. al-Musawwar and al-Ah...
Date of source:
Saad Eddin
Ibrahim’s lawyer presented a demand to release Saad Eddin for
health reasons. Lawyers and intellectuals are also
considering making a request to President Mubarak to
stay the execution of the prison sentence. Officials
demonstrated a positive sign to easing the crisis when
they...