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The British scholar and researcher Montgomery Watt sees that the merits and characteristics of Islam, the Messenger of Islam and the Holy Qur’an give Islam its unique status in comparison with other religions. The Qur’an is unequaled because it is the direct divine revelation that was not ever...
Sunni scholar Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi confirmed that there is a long-held difference between Sunna and Shi’a concerning the rights of a wife in inheritance, especially in issues not completely resolved by the Qur’an or the Sunna.
The Shiite problem lies in its opposition to the Sunnis in some matters. This opposition or disagreement has attracted many people, who found the Shiites’ disagreement with Sunnis a weak point through which they can infiltrate beliefs that are, in fact, alien to the Shiite dogma and Islam.
In the three reports issued by the Commission on Religious Freedom about Egypt from 2000 to 2002, Egypt was placed in the third category. These reports noted an improvement in the [Egyptian government’s] respect for religious freedoms. These reports were basically focused on Copts. Reports...
Lord Cromer, the British High Commissioner during the British occupation of Egypt. wanted to deal with Egyptians as different ethnic and religious groups and not as a united national community. Cromer left Egypt and Egypt was librated from occupation but others did not learn the lesson and...
Ten years after the publishing of Al-Banna’s book Mas’ouleyit fashal al-dawla al-Islamiya fil asr Al-hadith [The responsibility of the failure of the Islamic State in the modern era], the Azhar recommended the banning of the book because of the unorthodox ideas included in the book. A heated...
Dialogue between the Episcopal Church and the Azhar. Comment on stories about the attempted conversion of Wafa Costantin, the wife of a Coptic Orthodox priest in Abū al-Mattamir.
The Azhar overstepped its judicial mission as stipulated by the 1961 law, namely "protecting the Holy Qur'an and Prophetic hadiths from corruption." The Azhar claimed guardianship over religious thoughts, arts and literature, which contradicts with the constitution, the law and principles of...
Generally, non-Muslims living on Arab Muslim lands are radically denied the dignity of the citizen. They are excluded from the process of decision making at all levels. Their rights are denied, or at least severely restricted, in occupying positions of senior (’sovereign’) ministries or prime-...
The author explains that Islam in Egypt is highly esteemed by both the followers of Muhammad and the followers of other religions all around the world. This estimation is due to the fact that Islam in Egypt is characterized by purity and tolerance within different Islamic schools. Al-Azhar...

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