Arab West Report Egyptian press summaries and media research for dialogue

The author discusses the dominance of Islam in the school curriculum in Egypt, considering this a “cultural purification” against people of other religions that contradicts international human rights resolutions. He has prepared a study of the Arabic language curriculum in elementary and preparatory schools and supports his argument with abstracts and examples from the book.

The article mentions books that have been banned or approved by the Islamic Research Academy.

Rose al-Yūsuf reports about different opinions regarding the recent decision to ban books written by Jamāl al-Bannā.

Watani interviewed the Islamic scholar Jamal al-Bannā about his views concerning; the church, his opinion that religions do not contradict each other and his explanations for the growing extremism in Egyptian society.

Wā’il Lutfī discusses the fatwà issued by Dr. Muhammad Shawqī al-Fanjarī about zakāh for oil production.

Dr. ‘Abd al-Mu‘tī Bayyūmī writes about the danger of rigidity in religion in modern times.

A review of Dr. Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awā’s book about circumcision for girls.

Hanī Labīb writes about the education system in Egypt.

This article sheds light on salafism in Egypt. It points out the areas in which salafis spread and shows how powerful they are in these areas.

The author criticizes the trend of Egyptians towards blindly imitating the West, taking their worst behaviors and fads and leaving behind their best qualities.