Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 23, 2008
Al-Bannā supports Dr Zaynab Radwān’s calls for equality between men and women in testimony and for non-Muslims wives to inherit from their Muslim husbands.
Date of source: الخميس, نيسان (أبريل) 3, 2008
In an interview with Mahmūd ‘Īsá, Muslim thinker Jamāl al-Bannā elaborates on many of his controversial stances and honors the Qur’ān as the only authentic point of reference for Muslims. He also declares that the divine influence of the Qur’ān is not in the human interpretation of the Qur’ānic...
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 13, 2008
The following lines present a review of Rev. Colin Chapman’s book ’Whose Promised land?’ translated into Arabic as la-Quds li-man?’ [Whose Jerusalem?].
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 12, 2008
Councilor Labīb writes on the history of the church in Egypt since its establishment by Saint Mark, throughout the Islamic era until the present day. He also hails Pope Kyrillos IV as the leader of reform in the church. Labīb highlights the Egyptian Muslim rulers’ who have honored the head of the...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 2, 2007
Al-Dustūr publishes articles published in back issues in 1995. Prominent Egyptian journalist Mahmūd Sa‘d criticizes the Islamic religious discourse in media and education in his article.
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 21, 2007
A few days ago, 31 Egyptian women took the oath of office as judges amid fierce controversy and strong criticism from conservatives.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 1, 2003
The Egyptian government has recently released 1000 members of the Gama?a Al-Islamiya on the occasion of the anniversary of the October 6 war. Significantly, Karam Zuhdi, leader of the group, and Fou?ad Muhammad Al-Dawalibi and Essam Abdel-Magad, members of the Shura Council of the group, have also...
Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 25, 2002
Al-Wafd and al-Usboa papers are positive toward the Yemeni Shaykh al-Habib al-Gafri and against the decision to deport him. Sout al-Ummah, however, believes that better than deporting him would be to disclose his deception. al-Musawwar interviews him on the reasons behind his deportation and his...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 23, 2002
The fact that the Muslim leaders were called caliphs or the Amīr of the believers gave the political authority in Islām a religious and a legal dimension. Islām did not know the meaning of Ummah except in the time of the Prophet. All the Islamic authorities after the time of the Prophet were...
Date of source: السبت, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 7, 2006 to الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 13, 2006
The author of the
article, Mustafá Bayyūmī, provides a literary analysis of
some of Najīb Mahfūz’s works,
highlighting the great writer’s allusions to the companions of
the Prophet Muhammad in most of his
writings.