Date of source: Friday, July 1, 2022
Fr. Emilio Platti (1943-2021) sadly suddenly passed away on October 25, 2021. Dutch Arabist and journalist Eildert Mulder decided to honor his memory through a book review of his latest book De Koran herontdekt, Averbode: Uitgeverij Averbode|Erasme N.V, 2020, 96 pages.[1] Platti’s book describes...
Date of source: Thursday, August 18, 2022
Dr. Muḥammad Mukhtār Jumʿa, Minister of Awqāf, congratulated Shaykh Jābir Ṭāyiʿ Yūsif Sulṭān, former head of the religious sector at the Ministry of Awqāf, on obtaining a PhD from the Faculty of Arts, Minūfiya University, for a thesis entitled, “Egypt’s Ministry of Awqāf Efforts in spreading...
Date of source: Friday, August 5, 2022
The past few months witnessed two noticeable attacks in the media on Imam Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, Shaykh of al-Azhar. Last February, al-Ṭayyib was harshly criticized after old statements of his were discussed again and interpreted to permit “wife beating”.
On that day, Dār al-Iftāʾ tweeted, via its...
Date of source: Thursday, July 28, 2022
A video of Dr. Mabrūk ʿAṭiyya, professor of Islamic law at al-Azhar University, was spread on social media, in which he talked about the Sermon on the Mount. However, the video, which was a response to journalist and TV host Ibrāhīm ʿĪsā, was shared as a mockery of Jesus Christ.
The circulating...
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Q: How do you feel about wearing uniforms at school? Many schools do so but this is not done at the CAWU Learning Center
Leila: This is an old discussion. For me, when I was a child I used to wear a uniform at school. For me, it is better because before coming to school I was never having to think...
Date of source: Thursday, July 21, 2022
Al-Azhar issued several scientific books to confront contemporary atheism, and others explaining the concept of freedom and its scope with scientific evidence and conclusive proofs, which consolidate correct understanding. these books are available to the public in the Azhar pavilion at the...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 19, 2022
The Grand Imam Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib has affirmed that forbidding Christians from eating and drinking during Ramadan is absurd and un-Islamic.
Date of source: Thursday, February 24, 2022
The call by shaykh of al-Azhar, Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, to revive "the right of toil and pursuit" fatwa to preserve the rights of working women has sparked wide reactions, from women's rights organizations in Egypt. These organizations have called for the housewife, who has worked to develop her husband's...
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2022
The Public Prosecutor ordered an investigation into journalist Ibrāhīm ʿĪssā, following his controversial statements in which he criticized the Miʿrāj of the Prophet (PBUH) during the journey of the ʾIsrāʾ and Miʿrāj (the Prophet’s night journey and ascent to the heavens).
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2022
The power of religion among the people of Egypt is great and widely recognized. This helped Islamists movements to overthrow the regime of President Ḥusnī Mubārak in 2011 and brought President Muḥammad Mursī to power in 2012-2013. But how to measure Egyptian religiosity? Previous presidents had to...