Date of source:
The report released by the US Commission for International Religious Freedom is considered by the Egyptian press to be one of the most critical reports by an American organization because it represents serious interference in Egyptian domestic affairs, especially in terms of education. Journalists...
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Many articles in the Egyptian press describe the Shiite celebration that has been hosted in Karbala in the honor of Al-Hussein Ibn Ali. Some articles discuss the beliefs of Shiite Muslims, in the light of the Iraqi crisis. Others speak about inter-Islamic dialogue and the necessity of a union...
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
A controversial book is released during the Christmas period denouncing Christians as apostates who can legitimately be killed.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
This article expresses alarm about the situation of Arab Christians in light of the sectarian feuds that are troubling Middle Eastern countries like Iraq and Lebanon.
Date of source: Friday, December 29, 2006
Mahmūd
‘Āmir denounces the Shī‘ah and the Muslim brotherhood, claiming that they violate the Islamic
Sharī‘ah and the fundamentals of Islām.
Date of source: Thursday, December 28, 2006
An analysis of the impact of sectarian sedition on Arab policies.
Date of source: Saturday, January 27, 2007
Ahmad Amīn ‘Arafātslams some satellite channels for inviting unqualified Muslim clerics who issue online Fatwás without having considerable knowledge of Islām. Citing Dr. Rashād Khalīl, the former dean of the Faculty of Sharī‘ah and Law, as an example, ‘Arafāt indicated that Dr. Khalīl issued a...
Date of source: Saturday, December 23, 2006
The author opposes a party or a state based on religion, and uses Iraq as an example of a country cursed by religious state and parties.
Date of source: Saturday, December 16, 2006
The author of the article, Zayn al- ‘Ābidīn al-Rikābī, believes that the Sunnī- Shī‘ah sectarian conflict in Iraq is playing into the hands of the United States, which, he says, is now trying to divide the Middle East along ethnic lines. Explaining the significant doctrinal disagreement between...
Date of source: Friday, December 8, 2006
In this article, the author warns Egyptian society against the dangers of the
expansion of the
Shī‘ah influence as it increases fitnah and doctrinal
disagreements in society
allowing space for the growth of an extremist trend in its thoughts and beliefs;
whereas the Sunnī
parties do not have...