Date of source: الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 31, 2007
Dr. ‘Abd al-Mu‘tī Bayyūmī talks about the dangers of rushed news on media, as well as stray Fatwás being issued without sufficient bases. He calls for adhering to values of the Qur’ān in order to protect the dignity of man and values of society.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 29, 2007
While Poet Aḥmad al-Shahāwī intends to file a claim against the Shaykh of the Azhar, reliable sources at the Islamic Research Academy assert that the Azhar withdrew al-Shahāwī’s book but did not deem the poet Kāfir.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 30, 2007
The article focuses on the custody battle taking place over two Christian born children whose father has converted to Islam. The Christian mother’s lawyers state that the father has been manipulating religions.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 30, 2007
The article describes the outcomes of a recent seminar in which a number of Muslim scholars discussed the application of Riddah in Islam.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 23, 2007
Shams al-Dīn, author of a book entitled, ‘al-‘Awānis’ [The Spinsters], has been accused of being in contempt of religion and slandering and insulting monks and bishops.
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 24, 2007
Ḥanān Muḥammad reports on the opinions of Muslim scholars on the issue of whether Ḥadd al-Riddah should be applied to anyone who leaves Islam.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 16, 2007
The author considers the recent rumors that have been circulating about President Mubārak’s health. He questions where the rumors originated, and what may have motivated their circulation.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 15, 2007
At a time when the Egyptian press market was still discussing the aftermath of the State Security Prosecution’s interrogation of an independent journalist on charges of spreading rumors about the president’s health, a new wave of anger stormed Egyptian society after a misdemeanor court sentenced...
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 16, 2007
The author discusses the debates surrounding the religion box on Egyptian identity cards, and the arguments presented both opposing and supporting the move.
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 17, 2007
Hānī al-A‘ṣar reports on Counselor Najīb Jibrā’īl submitting an official report to the Public Prosecutor against the father of the Christian twins Mario and Andrew on charges of disdaining Christianity.