Date of source: Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Muhammad Khalīl reports about the refusal of the ‘Azhar to depict the Prophet Muhammad and his companions in a film about Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, February 24, 2008
The Ministry of Health is preparing a draft law on organizing the nursing craft in expectations of prohibiting nurses from wearing the niqāb during work.
Date of source: Thursday, December 6, 2007
Muḥammad Khalīl interviews Wā’il Luṭfī, journalist at the semi-governmental Rose al-Yūsuf and author of a book entitled, ‘Dawalt al-Du‘āt al-Judud,’ [The State of Modern Dā‘īyahs], on the ideas mentioned in his book.
Date of source: Thursday, November 29, 2007
The Azhar Scholars Front has declared a trend of responding to Shaykh of the Azhar’s most controversial Fatwás.
Date of source: Thursday, November 22, 2007
The following lines present a review of the latest book of Dr. Maḥmūd Ḥamdī Zaqzūq, the Egyptian minister of endowments. The book is entitled, ’al-Islām wa Qadāyā al-Hiwār’ [Islam and the Issues of Dialogue].
Date of source: Thursday, November 8, 2007
Muḥammad
Khalīl reports on the repercussions to a recent Fatwá prohibiting Muslim men from marrying Jewish
women residing in Israel.
Date of source: Thursday, September 6, 2007
al-Sharq al-Awsaṭ proposed a debate on how some Muslim scholars consider inter-religious dialogue. While many approve of it as being a positive means of creating peace and ending conflicts, others reject it in under the present conditions of attacks on Islam.
Date of source: Thursday, July 5, 2007
Muftī of Egypt Shaykh ‘Alī Jum‘ah talked about a number of issues, in an interview with al-Sharq al-Awsat, including fixed interest, setting up a body to monitor Fatwás, and the importance of coexistence between Muslims in the East and West.
Date of source: Monday, August 23, 2004
Dr. Muhammad Emara, member of the Islamic Research Institute in Egypt, examined the term “fundamentalism” in his newly released book Al-usu’liya bayn Al-gharb wal al-Islam [Fundamentalism Between The West and Islam] and showed how this term is used by Western thinkers to confuse the notions [of...
Date of source: Thursday, April 12, 2007
In the Second International Forum of the Azhar Graduates, scholars from 80 states agreed on adopting a strategy of cultural and civilizations dialogue with the West to confront globalization.