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A number of Alexandria lawyers filed a report against Shaykh Hātim Farīd, the imām of al-Qā'id Ibrāhīm Mosque in Alexandria, for wishing death upon liberals and secularists while leading prayers on August 24, 2011. The offended people said that the Shaykh used the mosque pulpit to present his...
A former coach of Egypt’s National Football Team once said it was beyond him to understand the nature of the character of some of Egypt’s national team players. They carefully abided by training routines, they comprehended strategies and carried them out on the green field, and they knew very well...
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Ahmad el-Tayīb meets on 3 May 2011 in his office in Cairo a Muslim Brotherhood delegation, media sources reported on May 2.
Worshippers in al-Nūr Mosque clashed and divided into two groups; one group want the officially appointed Imām, by the Ministry of Awqaf, to preach, and the other group wants Shaykh Ahmad Turk, salafī, to preach. The matter escalated to violence until one of the army officers interfered to calm...
Salafists in Kafr el-Sheikh distributed thousands of flyers demanding that people not celebrate Shām al Nīsim, saying that it is considered polytheism.
 The American Administration welcomes spreading Sufi Islam throughout its lands and supports Sufi Muslims.   
The salafī preacher, Shaykh Muhmmad Hasān, admits that the presidency in Egypt cannot be given to any Coptic or Muslim woman. The presidency should be given to a Muslim; asserting that this is not his personal opinion but that all scholars agree on this. He asserts that Copts have the right to...
The article mentions an Internet campaign working to fight sectarian tensions and foster Muslim-Christian unity. The campaign was developed by prominent Islamic telepreacher ‘Amr Khālid after sectarian and inflammatory comments were posted on social networking websites. According to the report,...
‘Umaymah ‘Abd al-'Azīz writes about the so-called "fatwá channels," saying that they contradict the basic tenets of religion because of their exaggeration and lack of forgiveness. She added that the satellite channels in question did not care about Egypt's well-being or security, but only looked to...
Nādīn al-Badīr writes about her recent experience at Friday prayers when she wanted to go to the mosque to pray and become unified with God. She remembered that she is banned from going anytime because as she gets there she has to go directly to the women's section to hear a decades-old sermon that...

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