Date of source: Friday, May 17, 2002
Brotherhood Parliamentary members want to discuss the budget allocated to the Azhar and the educational syllabuses taught in the Azhar University. On the grounds that the Grand Imam cannot be asked, they will question Dr. Atif Ebeid about omitting Jihad verses from the educational syllabuses of the...
Date of source: Sunday, May 12, 2002
Changing the way prayers are called for is part of reforming the religious discourse. In the past prayers were called for by gentle voices and without loudspeakers. Now, they are called for by harsh voices and through loud speakers. People asked whether they could listen to prayer calls through a...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 30, 2002
Two Egyptians living abroad are accused in the case of reviving the activities of the Jihad organization. Charges might be filed against them in relation to the Tala’i Al-Fatah group
Date of source: Thursday, November 7, 2002
The head of the Azhar religious institutions said that students of the Azhar are taught the right principles of Islam away from extremism. The Sheikh of the Azhar stressed that the Azhar adopts moderation in Islam.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 30, 2002
The Egyptian authorities released a significant number of the leaders of the Gama’at Al-Islamiya. Among those released was Mukhtar Hamza, the brother of Mustafa Hamza, the official of the Shura Council of the Gama’at, who was sentenced to death in absentia. Most of those released were involved in...
Date of source: Monday, November 11, 2002
The closing of Al-Geel Al-Muslim schools administrated by the Brotherhood is followed by the closing of some other Islamic schools and civil organizations. The timing of such procedures shows that it is correct that America included the Brotherhood in its list of the groups supporting terrorists.
Date of source: Friday, May 3, 2002
The article gives a brief historical overview of how the different Islamic groups spread their authority over the political activities of universities in Egypt. The Gama’at Al-Islamiya started in the 1970s, declined in the 1980s and disappeared in the 1990s. The Brotherhood concentrated on poor...
Date of source: Saturday, November 9, 2002
The article recounts how the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood group were discovered. It gives an overview of the role Mustafa Mashhour played in the group and the operations of violence the group committed.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 6, 2002
Muhammad Al-Baz suggested in his article “The End of the Monopoly of Fatwas in Egypt” the establishment of a supreme council of fatwas that should include scholars in all scientific and social fields besides Azhar scholars, as the latter cannot afford answers to all kinds of questions sent to them...
Date of source: Monday, April 29, 2002
The Muslim brotherhood and the Gama’at al-Islamiya are going through a financial crisis - which threatens them with collapse as a result of the United States’ policy of preventing financial aid to Islamic organizations.