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Date of source: Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Dr. Nasr Farīd Wāsil, former Muftī of the Republic and member of the Islamic Research Academy, said that niqāb is not a farīdah or a religious duty, but should be categorized as personal freedom.
Date of source: Thursday, May 5, 2011
In an interview conducted with Nājih Ibrāhīm, a senior scholar of the al-Jamā'ah Islāmīyah (Islamic Group), said that Islamists form political parties in search of legitimacy, not power or political gains.
He added that the Islamist movement needs to realize the difference between da'wah (Muslim...
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2011
The Azhar formed on April 28, 2011 a committee specialized in regulating the work of the top Sunni establishment to review the law in order to guarantee its independence and integrity in selecting a grand shaykh and deputies.
[Reviewer's Note: the article did not specify clearly that the Azhar...
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2011
'Abd Allah al-Husaynī, Minister of Awqāf (Endowments), underlined the necessity of protecting mosques.
The minister noted that imāms will no longer come under security guardianship.
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Date of source: Saturday, April 30, 2011
Muhsin Rādī, a Muslim Brotherhood member, said that the coming phase will witness art work by the MB because the group believe in art and its influence on feelings.
Date of source: Sunday, May 1, 2011
Eng. Muhammad al-'Asār, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Shūrá (Consultative) Council, said that even if Egypt came under an Islamic government, religion cannot be forced on anyone.
The MB cannot either prevent non-Muslims from drinking alcohol, but for Muslims they are bound to follow...
Date of source: Saturday, April 30, 2011
Followers of salafī leader Hāfiz Salāmah prevented the imām of al-Nūr mosque in al-'Abāsīyah from ascending the mosque pulpit to give the Friday sermon.
Salāmah ascended the pulpit to prevent Turk from giving the sermon, asserting that the pulpit of al-Nūr mosque will not be ascended by anyone...
Date of source: Saturday, April 30, 2011
A number of 100 niqāb-clad women protested in front of Dār al-Iftā' (Iftā' House) on April 29, 2011, for banning women wearing the niqāb from entering the exam rooms.
Muftī of the Republic Shaykh 'Alī Jum'ah had issued a fatwá banning niqāb in exam halls, then the Supreme Administrative Court...
Date of source: Sunday, April 24, 2011
“Al-Nūr mosque is owned by the Ministry of Awqaf and not by salafists. Salafists only own the buildings attached to the mosque” says Fu’ād ‘Abd al-'azim deputy minister of Awqaf ministry.
There were clashes between salafists and Ministery of Awqaf on who was to preach on Friday in Al-Nūr mosque....
Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2011
Minister of Awqaf [Endowments], Dr. 'Abd Allah al-Husaynī, said, that the ministry is planning to launch a satellite channel to fight extreme ideologies and promote moderate Islam ideologies.
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.