Date of source: Friday, December 1, 2006
Following the mixed public reaction to the recent statements made by the Egyptian minister of culture, Fārūq Husnī, on the Ḥijāb, the People’s Assembly’s committees for Religious Affairs and Culture and Media held an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss the issue. In an attempt to...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Ahmad Sabrī Amīn shows the lives of the Muslims living in Denmark and
their
reactions towards the Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 5, 2006
The former Egyptian ambassador to Denmark refuses to
blame the Danish government for its stance
regarding the humiliating cartoons crisis.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 5, 2006
A member of the
Supreme Council for
Islamic Affairs blames Western education and Muslims for the hostility between Islām
and the West.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 29, 2006
The U.S. plays an important role in the formation of Egyptian policy since the latter began receiving U.S. aid regardless of what the regime claims of its independence decision and sovereignty.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 29, 2006
The head of
the Egyptian Writers’
Union, Muhammad Salmāwī, revealed a surprise when he announced
that Najīb Mahfūz’s
banned novel ’Children of the Alley’ would be published
within weeks.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 29, 2006
The author believes that the resignation of the Minister of Culture Fārūq
Husnī would be a blow to Islām and its principles, especially after the Council of Ministers issued a
statement declaring that Husnī’s opinions about the veil are his alone and do not reflect the
Council’s opinion.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 29, 2006
This article says that
Najīb Mahfūz’s novel ‘Awlād Haritna,’ and Salman Rushdie’s ‘Satanic
Verses’ triggered an apostasization campaign throughout the Islamic world.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Mu‘taz Billāh ‘Abd al-Fattāh discusses the difference
between liberalism and
secularism.
Date of source: Sunday, November 26, 2006
Nabīl ‘Abd al-Malik suspects that certain articles of the Egyptian constitution will be amended while others will be left untouched. He believes that a whole integrated constitution has to be established to follow a unified political philosophy that respects the rights of all citizens, especially...