Date of source: Monday, July 16, 2007
A Coptic gynecologist resorted to asking for help from a human rights organization to defend her right to employment. The director of the hospital gave up his hostile stance toward her and promised that the problem would soon be resolved.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 11, 2007
The article reviews a study performed by the former Azhar professor Dr. Ahmad Subḥī Manṣūr, that tries to prove that Islam does not recognize the concept of Ḥadd al-riddah.
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2007 to Friday, July 20, 2007
Although the Muslim Brotherhood has decided to delay the establishment of their long-awaited political party, liberal thinkers attack its political platform, warning that it supports sectarianism.
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2007 to Friday, July 20, 2007
In a response to a severe attack by Nājih...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Amānī Abū al-Ḥasan reports on the statements of intellectuals and experts of Islamic fundamental groups affairs about whether the al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah would return to violence-oriented approaches though their Fatwás.
Date of source: Thursday, July 12, 2007
al-Sayyid Yāsīn discusses the impact of what he calls the ‘jurisprudence of backwardness’ on the features of every-day life of Islamic societies. He believes that the impact of such narrow-mindedness in applying the Islamic Sharī‘ah affected almost all socio-political, economic and cultural aspects...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 11, 2007
The article discusses the new phenomenon of female Muslim preachers who deliver religious lessons either at mosques or at homes. The article reports on the opinions of Muslim scholars about the phenomenon.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 11, 2007
The article is based on an interview with the Islamic thinker Dr. Ahmad Subḥī Manṣūr, the godfather of Qur’ānis in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 11, 2007
The author rejects the idea of Islamizing the United Bank of Egypt, fearing that it could simply be a further step in forcing the rules of an Islamic economy onto the banking sector in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2007 to Friday, July 20, 2007
Rose al-Yūsuf magazine publishes a report about the spread of Zāwiyahs in the streets of Cairo. The weekly magazine reviews a report published by the U.S. Los Angeles Times about Zāwiyahs.