Date of source: Monday, November 4, 2002
The Azhar nominated Coptic intellectual, Dr. Nabil Luka Bebawi, for the State´s Prize for his book “Islam Spread by the Sword, True or False?” This prize is considered one of the most elevated prizes that are awarded to intellectuals and researchers.
Date of source: Thursday, October 24, 2002
Representatives of Christian circles in Moscow called for stopping a project for building a mosque near the headquarters of the Orthodox Church "Trowetsait Sergeiva Lakra." They said: "No Christian would dare to think of establishing a church near The Kaaba."
Date of source: Thursday, August 9, 2001
The Muslim Brotherhood is not at its best these days. A great number of its members have been arrested and its activity has become almost nonexistent. Asharq Al-Awsat interviewed the general guide of the group on this subject
Date of source: Monday, July 15, 2002
A member of parliament asked for a modification of the articles about committing adultery in the current Penal Law. He asked for an equal punishment of husbands and wifes and those who killed their unfaithful partners after they had been betrayed [the concept of honor killing]. But the Mufti...
Date of source: Sunday, June 2, 2002
The American Ambassador to Cairo asked the Mufti to issue a fatwa forbidding martyrdom operations as he considers them to be terrorism. The Mufti said that these issues were related to Islam and no one could tell Muslims what to say concerning their religious issues. He said that these operations...
Date of source: Monday, May 27, 2002
The American Ambassador to Cairo asked the Mufti to issue a fatwa forbidding martyrdom operations as he considers that terrorism. The Mufti said that these issues were related to Islam and no one could tell Muslims what to say concerning their religious issues. He said that these operations are...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 8, 2002
Reconsidering the ideologies of the Gama´at Al-Islamiya on the part of its imprisoned leaders caused divisions within the group. There is a general agreement on renouncing violence. But the controversy lies in the leaders´ declaration to refrain from their previous practices. This is...
Date of source: Monday, April 1, 2002
As the latest wave of anti-Israel protesters poured into the streets of capitals across the Arab world, observers are saying that a backlash against the Arab regimes themselves is closer than ever before
Date of source: Saturday, March 30, 2002 to Friday, April 5, 2002
The Egyptian TV shows religious programs giving fatwas live on air. This leads to confusion among people as fatwas are given without due reflection. The head of the Azhar Fatwa Committee said that not every question could be answered directly. An Azhar scholar said that those who give fatwas...
Date of source: Saturday, March 16, 2002 to Friday, March 22, 2002
In this article, Egypt´s new Mufti speaks about the duties of Dar El-Ifta´ and the issues on which it can and cannot give fatwas. He said that it is important for specialists beside religious scholars to be consulted on issues such as genetic engineering, banking and medicine. This makes the fatwas...