Date of source: Tuesday, February 4, 2003
Those who consider bank profits for deposits unlawful are mistaken and those who considered them lawful failed to present a sound reasoning. This is due to the fact that the two groups lack knowledge about the circumstances that accompanied the appearance of profits.
Date of source: Saturday, February 1, 2003
Comment on Hani Labib´s book "The Islamic-Christian Dialogue." The author believes that dialogue is the civilized alternative to wars and clashes. He criticizes the fact that Eastern churches do not participate in the Islamic-Christian dialogue.
Date of source: Sunday, February 2, 2003
Pope Shenouda participated in one of the symposiums of the Cairo International Book Fair. He commented on the expected war against Iraq, President Mubarak´s decision regarding January 7, Christians in the media, the relation between the American Christian right wing and Zionism, whether the...
Date of source: Monday, February 3, 2003
Critique of Christian journalist Mufid Fawzy because he allegedly called for the necessity of changing the Islamic religious discourse and hounded sheikhs Amr Khaled and Khaled Al-Gendi on satellite channels.
Date of source: Sunday, February 2, 2003
The author asks the Sheikh of the Azhar to let the Azhar play its role as a noble Islamic Institution. He asks him to travel to Iraq and issue a fatwa about boycotting American products if the US attacks Iraq. He asks him to give his opinion concerning human rights and the economic situation in...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 4, 2003
Prof. Dr. Kruk of Leiden University explained the program for Islamic studies in cooperation with the Azhar and some religious institutions in Indonesia and Leiden University. This program is an important development in the area of oriental studies that can open a free and fruitful dialogue between...
Date of source: Friday, January 17, 2003
The 14th Islamic Fiqh Conference issued a fatwa to the effect that it is illegal to support aggressors against Iraq. However, the final statement of the conference does not express any clear-cut stand towards martyrdom operations.
Date of source: Friday, January 17, 2003
The Azhar Permanent Inter-religion Dialogue Committee will participate in the International Economic Forum, on January 23 in Switzerland. Head of the committee said that he would focus on refusing globalization during the forum.
Date of source: Thursday, January 9, 2003
The American ambassador to Egypt stressed that the US respects Islam and Muslims and their places of worship. He said that attacking Iraq is not meant to be an attack on Muslims. He explained that security reasons were behind the delay in issuing entry visas for the preachers Egypt sends annually...
Date of source: Sunday, January 12, 2003
The Sheikh of the Azhar denies that Qur’anic Jew-related verses have been omitted from the educational curricula of the Azhar. He stresses that developing the Azhar curricula has nothing to do with the subjects related to legal sciences and that it is a change in the form and way of teaching and...