Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 23, 2006
This
article traces the battle between Islam and Christianity via the satellites and the internet, led by an
Islamic
preacher, ‘Abdullāh Badr and a priest, Zakarya Butrus. Satellite channels and the
internet have
become a means through which sectarian sedition is spread in Egypt.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 2, 2006
The author publishes a document written in the form of a message from Hasan al
-Bannā, the founder and murshid of the Muslim Brotherhood, in which he called for pan-Arab economic,
political and military cooperation and for reaching a fair and durable solution to the Palestinian issue.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 2, 2006
The author reviews a document purportedly sent by
Hasan al-Bannā, the founder and murshid of the Muslim Brotherhood, to the 1944 Arab conference in
which he demanded pan-Arab political, economic and military cooperation.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 19, 2006
Islamic thinker Dr. Muhammad ‘Umārah has come under attack for his recent remarks about the establishment of Qur’ān Islamic caliphate, in which Muslim clerics are authorized to ensure the enforcement of Islamic laws.
Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 13, 2006
This review deals with the controversy still blazing over the split of
clergyman Max Michel from the mother Coptic Orthodox Church, and his establishment of Qur’ān independent church and a
holy synod for Copts in Egypt and the Middle East.
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 14, 2006
Islamic thinker Jamāl al-Bannā said in this interview with Ākhir Sā‘a magazine that there is nothing in Islam called hadd al-ridda, which he deems as harmful to the tolerance and freedom of Islam, asserting that keeping the power of thought defunct will have unfavorable results.
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 2, 2006
The article tackles a symposium organized by MENA, the Egyptian official
news agency, about
Muslim-Coptic coexistence in Egypt. Participants called for sustaining citizenship, away
from any religious
sentiments and blamed the religious institutions for their negligence in this regard.
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 12, 2006
The author says that the return of Muslim actresses who retired and have put on the hijāb to acting has sparked controversy on the religious legitimacy of acting while wearing the Muslim headscarf. Two camps of Islamic thinkers differ on the issue.
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 6, 2006 to الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 12, 2006
Hamada Husayn reviews Dr. Nawāl al-
Sa‘dāwī statements in
an interview with al-‘Arabīya
Channel, in which she talked about the idea of
giving a child the surname of his/her mother.
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 6, 2006 to الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 12, 2006
Dr. Muna
Hilmī expresses her astonishment at the reaction to her initiative to give the child the
surname of his/her
mother, besides the father’s name, and comments on some of these opinions.