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In an interview with the program “The 9th” on Egyptian Channel One, Dr. Aḥmad Karīma, professor of Islamic law [sharīʿah] and comparative jurisprudence [fiqh] at al-Azhar University, said that it is prohibited to take up hostile acts against religious places of worship for Jews and Christians [ahl...
This article sheds light on Sāmih Mahrūs’ book “Muslims and Copts under Mubārak” in which he tries to diagnose the Muslim-Christian situation in Egypt.
Rose al-Yūsuf reports on recent decisions concerning students wearing niqāb during their exams.
Lawsuits were filed against the decision to prevent the niqāb in exams halls at University. The decision was taken to prevent using the niqāb in cheating. However, an Egyptian lawyer accused the Azhar, the ministry of endowments and the muftī of being reluctant in defending the niqāb against the...
The article reports on the decisions of Dr. Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, shaykh of the Azhar, to permit women to work as ma’dhūns, and to allow female students to travel abroad without mahrams.
The authors write about the demonstrations held by Muslim Brotherhood students in relation to student union elections at ‘Aīn Shams, Hilwān, and Assiut universities.
Journalists call for President Husnī Mubārak to fulfill his promise to abolish imprisonment in publishing related cases, but they continue attacking each other in the newspapers.
Islamist writer Fahmy Howaidy sees many areas where Muslims are weak and suffering from bloodshed. Howeidy therefore dreams of forming a unified stand by Islamic countries.
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