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3. Initiating wars with the religious institution brings fame and wealth to our authors?!
Date of source: Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Many literal works that were recommended to be banned by the Islamic Research Institute, like “Waleemat A’shab Al-Bahr” [Banquet of seaweeds] by Haidar Haidar, and most recently Nawal Al-Sa’adawi’s “Soqout Al-Imam [the Fall of the Imam], are humble and modest texts from a literary point-of-view...
5. The fiqh of confiscation
Date of source: Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Ancient Muslims knew the right of having a different opinion. Remarkably strange, in our time, some are imposing their opinions and views on us as representing true Islamic creed without having a mandate to speak in the name of Islam. Speaking in the name of Islam is always done with a virtual...
4. The jurists of the [Muslim] Sultan contributed largely to the failure of the Muslim state
Date of source: Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Gamal Al-Banna has authored over hundred books among which is "Mas'ouleyit fashal al-dawla al-Islamiya fil asr al-hadith" [The responsibility of the failure of the Islamic State in the modern era] whose banning was recommended a few days ago by the Islamic Research Institute under the pretext of...
3. Gamal Al-Banna between the hammer of extremists and the anvil of the authority
Date of source: Wednesday, September 15, 2004
The Azhar overstepped its judicial mission as stipulated by the 1961 law, namely "protecting the Holy Qur'an and Prophetic hadiths from corruption." The Azhar claimed guardianship over religious thoughts, arts and literature, which contradicts with the constitution, the law and principles of...
1. Editorial
Date of source: Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Comment on the alleged kidnap of Wafa Costantin, the wife of a priest in the village of Abū al-Matamir.
2. Journalists demand the endorsement of the modifications that will abolish prison sentences for publication offenses
Date of source: Monday, June 28, 2004
Journalists have called upon the government and the People’s Assembly to move forward in endorsing the legislative reforms necessary to make President Mubarak fulfill his promise to cancel prison sentences for publication crimes. They warned that attempting to not fulfill the president’s promise...
5. The Brotherhood criticizes the ruling party’s congress
Date of source: Sunday, September 26, 2004
The Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Muhammad Mahdi Akef, strongly criticized the congress of the ruling National Democratic Party which concluded its activities last Thursday. Akef said that the reforms announced by the party do not achieve any real development. Akef said that...
4. “ Freedom of Expression” blows in Alexandria
Date of source: Monday, September 27, 2004
A conference on the freedom of expression was lately held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in cooperation with both the Reform Forum, affiliated with the Bibliotheca, and representatives of freedom of expression from Norway. The conference reviewed Arab and Norwegian reports about the statuses of...
6. I still have not chosen my religion, says Nawal Al-Sa’adawi!
Date of source: Saturday, June 19, 2004
In this interview Nawal Al-Sa’adawi answers many questions about the attacks on her and the supervision of the Azhar over artistic works. - See art. 40: A debate on the controversial role of religious institution in supervision artistic material
3. US State Department report on religious freedoms gives attention to Kuwait
Date of source: Monday, September 27, 2004
Kuwait has made important progress regarding its respect for human rights and religious freedom, the latest US State Department report on religious freedoms worldwide said.

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