Date of source: Monday, July 8, 2019
An interview/lecture from Richard Gauvain regarding the impact of Salafism in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Media guru Ibrāhīm ʿĪsā said that political Islamist groups are troubled by Valentine’s Day and consider it ḥarām (religiously impermissible). He pointed out however that Valentine’s Day could be viewed as an important occasion in the tough reality Egyptians are going through amidst political and...
Date of source: Sunday, January 28, 2024
The al-Nuzha Misdemeanor Court sentenced musician Aḥmad Ḥijāzī to six months in prison and a bail of 2,000 Egyptian pounds (roughly $64.65) on charges of contempt of religion after he appeared in a video singing verses the Holy Qurʾān to the tune of the oud.
Date of source: Friday, January 5, 2024
The writings of Egyptian author, Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa, are generally considered to be controversial when they are adapted into movies, as he is known for being outspoken on thorny religious issues, and often comes under harsh criticism and accusations of attempting to shake religious beliefs.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 10, 2024
The year 2023 has seen strenuous efforts by the Muslim Council of Elders, led by Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, with the aim of activating the role of religious leaders in confronting global challenges and contributing to finding concrete solutions, namely in the climate change issue.
Date of source: Friday, January 5, 2024
Indonesian President Joko Widodo received the Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders, Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Salām, to discuss means of boosting cooperation and the roles of the Muslim nation’s scholars and elders in facing the challenges of today’s world.
Date of source: Sunday, November 5, 2023
The former dean at the Faculty of Islamic Daʿwa (calls) at al-Azhar University, Dr. Ahmad Rabēʿ, said that the Arab-Zionist conflict at the present time is between the Arabs and a Zionist secular movement that relies on religion because it perceives that distancing itself from religion would have...
Date of source: Saturday, September 9, 2023
Grand Muftī Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām said that the development of social, behavioral, and intellectual levels in Islamic societies has changed the patterns of communication within society, and that this includes religious discourse, which is part of the societal discourse in general.
Date of source: Thursday, September 7, 2023
Al-Azhar’s faculty of Uṣūl al-Dīn (theology) in Ṭanṭā is holding the third international conference on the efforts of Islamic institutions in handling intellectual and social issues in today’s world.
Date of source: Thursday, August 31, 2023
Some Western nations, like Sweden and Denmark, consider the insult to the Prophet Muḥammad and the burning of copies of the Holy Qurʾān as a sign of freedom of expression to boast about as a democratic pattern, but would strongly criminalize any media or channels of expression attacking...