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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...
Pope Shenouda III announced that he had deposed a monk, a deacon and a number of consecrated women and stripped them of their ecclesiastical ranks because they formed a group that deviated from the teachings of Christianity. They consider the pope an unbeliever and claimed that they are the true...
The High Administrative Court gave its ruling that Al- Naba´a paper should be allowed to publish. Pope Shenouda raised a court case to stop publication and another accusing the paper´s editor-in-chief of using abusive language. Before the court issued its ruling, he said that he did not...
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...
The International Herald Tribune published an article titled “Scholars Scrutinize the Origin of the Qur´an Exposed to Death.” The author of the article claimed that the Qur´an contains a clear warning against criticizing or scrutinizing it. Those who ignored this warning were threatened...
The Archbishop of Canterbury sent a message to the Sheikh of the Azhar to continue the Azhar´s dialogue with Jewish rabbis. He also asked followers of different religions to understand the tragedy Palestinians are facing. The Sheikh of the Azhar will agree to continue the dialogue with rabbis...
The Sheikh of Azhar referred 30 professors of the Azhar University to be investigated because of their opinions concerning the American sanction imposed on Iraq. He decided to prevent members of the teaching staff of the Azhar University from travelling abroad unless they have his permission.
The Coptic Association of Thamarat Al-Mahaba held a conference under the title of “Citizenship and Globalization…Copts in a Changeable Society” at its headquarters in Shubra, the heart of Cairo. This title was derived from the name of a book by the researcher and writer Hany Labib. Head of the...
Last Friday morning an agreement was signed by the Grand Imam of the Azhar, Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi and Pope Shenouda III. Dr. Al-Sammaan, the deputy head of the Azhar Permanent Committee for Inter-religious Dialogue, stated it is for the good of Islam that the Azhar Committee maintains good...
The closing of Al-Geel Al-Muslim schools administrated by the Brotherhood is followed by the closing of some other Islamic schools and civil organizations. The timing of such procedures shows that it is correct that America included the Brotherhood in its list of the groups supporting terrorists.

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