Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Aymān
‘Abd al-Majīd writes about different opinions of
members of the Press Syndicate
concerning hosting a Muslim Brotherhood seminar to celebrate the 100th
birthday of Hasan al-
Bannā, the founder of the group.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Muhammad al-Mu‘tasim writes about the possibility of a Christian
being elected as
president.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Under the headline, ’Citizenship and the State,’
Nabīl
‘Abd al-Fattāh writes aboutMuhammad ‘Alī
Pāshā’s
success in building a modern Egyptian state, based on justice and the equality
of all citizens before the law.
Date of source: Saturday, November 25, 2006
A new book about Egyptian
Coptic art and icons published in Paris by
Mahmūd Zibāwī.
Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
A number of
Bahā’īs respond to the State Commissioner Authority’s report that considered them
murtad. The article stresses how the Bahā’īs will appeal this decree in an
attempt to
gain equal status as Egyptian citizens.
Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
Dr. Ahmad
al-Tayyib, chancellor of the Azhar University and former Muftī of Egypt,
expressed his
anxiety about what is going on with fatwá’s in an interview with Dr. Durrīyah
Sharaf al-
Dīn. He stressed the superficiality of some Muslims nowadays and the compelling need to move from
appearance...
Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
Nabīl Zakī reports about how the issue of human rights is being tackled in educational religious curricula.
Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
The author talks about his feeling in seeing the
pope in good health attending President Mubarak’s
speech at the People’s Assembly, and sitting side by side
to the Shaykh of the Azhar, Muhammad al-
Tantāwī, as an indication of “national
unity.”
Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
The
author admires the courage of Monk Dīmīanūs for admitting
Islam’s tolerance and wanting us
to learn to respect the other’s doctrine and view.
Date of source: Sunday, November 26, 2006
The Institut Du Monde Arabe (IMA), in Paris, France, is presently holding a major art exhibit showcasing
famous religious works of art, both Christian and Islamic.