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45. “From here, we begin”; a warning by Khalid Muhammad Khalid against the establishment of a radical state over half a century ago
Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
In his book; “From Here, We Begin”, first edition published in1950, Khālid Muhammad Khālid warned against religious radicalism which opposes national affiliation.
28. The hijab is back on Egyptian television
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005
On Egyptian television, there is an unwritten rule prohibiting any female presenter wearing the hijāb [headscarf for a Muslim woman] from appearing on screen, in spite of the fact Islam is the official religion of the state and the main source of legislation therein, as enshrined by the...
24. How the Muslim Brotherhood views women
Date of source: Saturday, August 6, 2005 to Friday, August 12, 2005
Hassan al-Bannā argued that women belong at home, segregated from men. He rejected the education of women, arguing that they need only learn to take care of the house and the children.
9. America finances primary school to increase female students’ self-confidence
Date of source: Thursday, July 28, 2005
The US Department of State announced that it has started an experimental program financed by USAID to educate Pakistani girls. The program aims to promote critical thinking and to counter girls’ shyness.
50. Veiled actresses are back
Date of source: Monday, July 25, 2005
Television is witnessing the return of actresses who had decided to quit acting and wear the veil.
41. Ami;na Wadoud, a “role model” for Muslim women
Date of source: Saturday, July 23, 2005 to Friday, July 29, 2005
Jamāl al-Banna’s book Jawāz Imāmit al-Mar’a [the legality of women leading prayers] debates many issues, especially that of gender equality in Islam. He uses Dr. Amīna Wadoud leading men and women in prayers [in New York], as an example [for Muslim women].
40. Modern jurisprudents see women as “piles of flesh”
Date of source: Saturday, July 23, 2005 to Friday, July 29, 2005
The book Jawāz Imāmit al-Mar’a [the legality of women leading prayers], by Jamāl al-Banna, raises many questions for the reader.
3. The hijab, wine, and mixed rice - a changing Egypt
Date of source: Saturday, July 23, 2005
An article by Ann Penketh, published in The Independent, describes the Egyptian middle class as embodied in the supremacy of hijāb, the authority of security, and the dominance of wine
38. Father Andrawus ‘Azi;z addresses ‘Adil Naji;b: My notification of Coptic women’s marriage does not make them adulteresses… Prepare yourself for the Public Prosecution.
Date of source: Saturday, June 18, 2005
This article is a message refuting what ‘Ādil Najīb Rizq published in the same newspaper on July 11, 2005. Father Andrāwus ‘Azīz says that ‘Ādil Najīb Rizq based his article on a bundle of lies and slander about Father Andrāwus ‘Azīz, and that the intervention of the law is necessary.
37. Opponents of women’s priesthood are using a Christian interpretation of a hadi;th about women, which describes them as “deficient in intelligence and religion.”
Date of source: Monday, July 18, 2005
The author, who is Deputy Chairman of the Egyptian Union of Human Rights Organizations, regards ordaining women as priests in churches as a sign of progress. What struck her attention most among the different viewpoints on this matter was that of Dr. Najīb Jubrā’īl, her boss, who firmly rejects...

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