Date of source: Monday, August 25, 2014
Egyptian President ‘Abd al- Fattāh al- Sīsī threatened to crush ISIS if it comes near Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, June 30, 2014
President ‘Abd el-Fattāh el-Sīsī met with the Minister of Endowments, Dr. Muhamad Mukhtār Gum’ah, yesterday morning at the presidential palace to discuss the renewal and reform of religious discourse. In particular, Dr. Gum’ah spoke of the ways the Ministry is implementing the new law regarding the...
Date of source: Saturday, August 23, 2014
Dr. Najuīb Jubrā’īl stated that his new complaint against Yāssir Burhāmī includes spreading incorrect news and stirring a sectarian strife after he called against having a Copt take on leadership position
Date of source: Saturday, August 23, 2014
Dr. Shawqī ‘Allām, the grand muftī, stated that Dār al- Iftā is not isolated from the needs of the Egyptian people.
Date of source: Saturday, June 28, 2014
Twelve members of the Muslim Brotherhood have been arrested by security services over the burning down of a BaptistChurch in Binī Mazār, in Minya. The men were also accused of assaulting public and police buildings in Minya.
Date of source: Thursday, August 21, 2014
ISIS announced through a video recording that it slaughtered American Journalist James Foley who was kidnapped in Syria in 2012.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 5, 2014
The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church shall meet on February 20th to examine and discuss the regulation list of 1957 for papal elections and its amendment. According to a clerical source the meetings, headed by Bishop Rafael, started yesterday in the monastery of Saint Bishoy in the Wadī al...
Date of source: Monday, June 23, 2014
Shaykh Mazhar Shāhin, former Imam of the ‘Umar Makram mosque at Tahrir square, and now TV presenter of Tahrir TV channel, stated that Salafi Shaykh Muhammad Hussayn Yaqūb used to enter the studio in one of the religious channels accompanied by private body guards.
Date of source: Monday, June 23, 2014
The decision of the Minister of Endowments, demanding that all who want to perform i’tikāf (withdrawal in a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan) need to register their name a week before their tentative i’tikāf dates, has led to much controversy among Islamists.
Date of source: Saturday, June 21, 2014
Salafi preacher, Muhammad al- Abassīrī, stated that the Salafis are a danger to Egypt and that they believe that the nation and ruler are apostates.