Date of source: Saturday, March 10, 2007
Dr. ‘Ātif al-‘Irāqī highlights that secularism has become a dubious term both in the Arab and Egyptian communities. He prefers to be described as “enlightened” rather than “secular.”
Date of source: Thursday, March 8, 2007
The author talks about the relation between secularism and the religious authority.
Date of source: Thursday, March 8, 2007
The article discusses the Israelis’ confession of murdering 250 Egyptian soldiers during the 1967 war.
Date of source: Thursday, March 8, 2007
Responding to Dr. ‘Aṣfūr’s ’The Perils of a Religious State,’ a number of Muslim scholars and intellectuals try to refute ‘Aṣfūr’s argument. The following lines present responses of the Grand Imām of Azhar Dr. Muḥammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī, Dr. Muḥammad ‘Amārah, and Dr. Ṭāriq al-Bishrī on the issue.
Date of source: Monday, March 12, 2007
Within days of declaring a visit of Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Muhammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī to the Vatican on an invitation from the Roman pope, opposing voices have risen as the pope’s famous lecture on Islām is fresh in the minds of many.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Discussions on the Islamic-Christian dialogue between Tunisian and French activists.
Date of source: Friday, March 16, 2007
The article explains how girls were required to wear the Ḥijāb in al-‘Ayyāṭ secondary school.
Date of source: Saturday, March 10, 2007
The article is about a secondary school that imposed wearing the Ḥijāb on all girls, including Christians.
Date of source: Monday, March 12, 2007
Four Copts have disappeared in Saudi Arabia and Libya after they were accused of offenses related to religious matters. They have reportedly been released from prison and are on their way home to Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2007
The decision by the Administrative Prosecution Authority and the apology of the minister of higher education to Ghādah Yūsuf, show a trend toward the principle of citizenship and the application of a important political vision.