Date of source: Friday, November 10, 2006
The author continues his
series of articles in Sawt al-Azhar newspaper in
response to Archpriest Zakarīyā
Butrus’s opinions about Islām from his appearances on the Christian TV
channel ‘al-Hayāt.’
Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
In an interview with the author, the head of the U.S. Copts Association, Michael Meunier, discusses his future political plans in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, November 12, 2006
A group of lawyers belonging to al- Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah held a meeting at the Bar Association to discuss reviving the group’s activities by restructuring the organization and expanding its circle of members.
Date of source: Saturday, November 11, 2006 to Friday, November 17, 2006
This
year’s student union elections in Egyptian universities were
marred by violence and clashes between students affiliated with
the "outlawed" Muslim Brotherhood and
security forces. Muhammad Nūr from Ākhir Sā‘ah
said that the
group’s students violated university regulations governing...
Date of source: Monday, November 13, 2006
The publication of these articles has been halted.
Date of source: Monday, November 13, 2006
The
author
of the article, the lawyer for the Muslim Brotherhood, justifies the outlawed group’s resort to violence.
Date of source: Friday, November 10, 2006
Prominent poet and thinker Adūnīs
gave a lecture at the
Bibliotheca Alexandrina on a new ideological perspective of his book entitled,
‘Al-Thābit wa-al-Mutahawwi’ [The
Constant and the Variable], published in Beirut in 1972.
Date of source: Thursday, November 9, 2006
The proposal of the National Council for Human Rights
(N.C.H.R.)
for reviving religious dialogue and reform of the educational curricula of the Azhar University has evoked
different reactions from religious and educational circles at the university.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Known for her stance against the Niqāb, Dr. Āminah
Nusayr, a professor of theology
and Islamic philosophy at the Azhar University, explains that the Niqāb
is a
traditional dress that existed before Islām. She urges men and women to integrate into society while maintaining
modesty
and piety.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
In a meeting, the Grand Shaykh of the Azhar
decided to cut ties with the Vatican.
Meanwhile the Muftī established contact with the
Anglican church in the U.K.