Date of source: Saturday, March 29, 2008
Dr. Rafīq Habīb praises the ’nonviolence initiative’ of al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah, believing that it is based on a true introspection for political, social and religious changes in society.
Date of source: Friday, March 28, 2008
Lawyer Nabīh al-Wahsh calls for an urgent trial against Muslim thinker Jamāl al-Bannā. He filed a claim to the attorney general and called into question al-Bannā’s mental state.
Date of source: Monday, March 24, 2008
Sayyid al-Qimnī gave a lecture in a Coptic Orthodox monastery in which he discussed theocracy and referred to the current problems in the Azhar curriculum and the compelling need to reform it. He also discussed political issues related to citizenship rights and religious discrimination in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, March 24, 2008
The author hails Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī as a leading moderate Muslim scholar. He supports his argument by listing the shaykh’s stances on different issues.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 25, 2008
The author responds to a previous article by Tarek Heggy in which he [Heggy] attacked religious education, especially the Azhar educational institutes.
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The article presents the message of a reader responding to the campaign of Rose al-Yūsuf magazine over the wealth of the so-call new Muslim dā‘iyahs. In his message, Khālid Yusrī accuses the famous preacher ‘Amr Khālid of using religion to obtain donations, as well as fame in the media.
Date of source: Monday, March 24, 2008
“Miracles happen when people decide they do.” Al-Bāz argues that the famous miraculous apparition of the Holy Virgin in 1968 was the product of the historical and social situation and served the church, the people as well as the political leadership.
Date of source: Monday, March 24, 2008
The Egyptian press reported on the international reactions to the controversial Dutch movie Fitna.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
In a meeting with a Dutch delegation of religious institutions, the shaykh of the Azhar has declared that he does not mind meeting with Geert Wilders to explain the reality of Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, March 29, 2008
The author is warning against a plan to eradicate the Islamic and Egyptian identity in the west, by some dubious organizations. Those organizations try to rip apart the Egyptian families there and separate the father from his children so that they can control them more easily.