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The Supreme State Security Court started hearing the lawsuit in which Anwar Hamid Abbas, an Egyptian fundamentalist who was extradited by America, is the defendant. Egyptian authorities took strict security measures to secure the court session.
The Muslim Brotherhood has warned the Egyptian government against insisting on taking harsh measures against the group´s activists, pointing out that when the government enforced harsh measures, extremism appeared as a result.
Yesterday, security authorities raided the houses of 10 leading members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Alexandria and arrested them. The arrested were referred to the State Security Prosecution.
The Azhar directed a fierce criticism to organizations in the Egyptian state that “open the doors of immorality and moral weakness before disadvantaged youth who cannot afford the cost of marriage.” This harsh criticism was written in a report released by the Islamic Research Institute. The report...
The Philosophy and Doctrine Committee of the Islamic Research Institute issued a fatwa that forbids adopting the beliefs of the Baha´is, considering those adopting them as apostates. The Institute will send the fatwa to Madagascar in response to the question of officials there about the Baha...
The Committee of Doctrine and Philosophy at the Islamic Research Institute started discussing research carried out by some scholars on the beliefs of the Qutb. There is a fear that the Azhar will change its stance towards the Qutbs, who are considered kufar [unbelievers].
The sectarian violence incidents in the village of Al-Ayyat did not have any effect on the atmosphere of the Ramadan iftar dinner hosted by Pope Shenouda at the Coptic Cathedral. Speeches focusing on national unity between Muslims and Copts were delivered by the Speaker of the People´s...
Dr. Usama Al-Baz, the political advisor of the Egyptian President, denied that personal affairs are involved in the way the regime is dealing with the Muslim Brotherhood. He stressed that President Mubarak does not treat the Brotherhood or any political trend as an enemy as long as it functions in...
Egyptian Minister of Information and the Secretary General of the ruling National Party Safwat Al-Sherif emphatically denied any intention by his party to include the Muslim Brotherhood in the dialogue the party is making with the opposition. Al-Sherif stressed that the dialogue will only include...
The prosecution of the northern Upper-Egyptian city of Al-Ayyat started investigating the clashes that took place two days ago between Muslims and Copts leaving five people injured. The clashes flared up as a result of a dispute over attempts to turn a library into a church.

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