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Dozens of Coptic women gathered outside the St. Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah on Friday (May 18) to protest statements by Bishop Bīshūy, Secretary of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod, in which he called on Christian women to observe modest clothing and “follow in the...
As U.S. activists flew out of Cairo on Thursday (March 1) after a decision releasing them pending involvement in illegal foreign funding of some civil society organizations in Egypt, Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, John Hoeven and Richard Blumenthal welcomed the decision and praised the role...
This third and final article on Shaykh Usāmah al-Qūsī focuses on a matter closest to his heart and specialization of study: The sunna of Muhammad, that is, what he said and did outside the recorded testimony of the Qur'ān. Whereas article one provided his life history in pursuit of this knowledge,...
This is the very question many people are asking about the Muslim Brotherhood following the Egyptian Revolution of January 25, 2011. While the world was enthralled by a peaceful youth movement to overthrow a corrupt regime, many feared then, and more fear now, that the aftermath will result in...
The former regime, contrary to its modus operandi in tackling moderate or hard-line Muslim or Christian groups that encourage or reject political activities, has dealt with the Bohra sect in a very special way.
 Dr. Mahmūd 'Azab, advisor to the Azhar grand shaykh, said that the Azhar does not know anything about the Shi'ite political party called 'al-Wihdah,' and the Azhar does not have an opinion on political parties in general. He added that Azhar's role is to protect moderate Islam Sunnah, reject...
*/ The Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments) has banned preachers from travelling to Tehran, stressing that Egypt is a predominantly Sunnī country, but is still respectful of Āl al-Bayt. It was mentioned that there should be greater convergence between Cairo and Tehran, and in the preaching of...
Arab-West Report, March 28, 2011 Title: Interview with Mr. Sharīf ‘Ismat ‘Abd al-Majīd (Founder of the “Hatef Islami”) about the current situation in Egypt Authors: Drs. Cornelis Hulsman, Arndt Emmerich and Judit Kuschnitzki Introduction of Mr. Sharīf ‘Ismat ‘Abd al-Majīd: In 2000 I left the hotel...
On Saturday April 9, Shiite Muslims gathered in front of Saudi Arabia's embassy in Cairo to condemn the kingdom's stance regarding the demolition of shrines and the country’s funding of salafī movements in Egypt. Demonstrators complained that the Gulf would defend Mubarak and mobilize salafīs to...
Some followers of Sūfīsm have recently accused Salafī Muslims of attacking and destroying shrines belonging to Sūfī clerics in various parts of Egypt. During a protest organized by the Supreme Council for Sūfī Orders on Tuesday evening, March 29, Sūfī followers called on the Supreme Council of the...

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