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On Friday, both Rose al-Yūsuf and al-Ahrār boasted major front-page stories on the Azhar’s decision to freeze its religious dialogue with the Vatican.   Under the banner headline “Azhar Freezes Dialogue with Vatican Indefinitely,” the former reports, “The Islamic Research Academy, in clear,...
Nāhid al-Nabarāwī writes that al-Ruqqīya is alive and well in Egypt. Studies show that people with high educations are often the ones participating in these practices, which implies the existence of religious ignorance, the article says. The article cites various religious scholars who blame the...
Islamic thinker ‘Abd al-Fattāh ‘Asākir has said that Takfīr Fatwás represent a violation of Islam because belief in God is a personal choice. He added that the group that poses the most danger to a ruler are not unbelievers, but hypocrites, because it is Muhammad al-Barād‘ī's right as an Egyptian...
Shaykh Gamal Kotb and Dr. Amina Noseir requested the National Council for Human Rights protect all religious converts in Egypt. Dr. Noseir added that the Church's detention of converts to Islam should be challenged. She also said that apostasy in Islam is not punishable by death, while Abdel Moaty...
Nāhid al-Nabarāwī examines various perspectives opposing a proposed new law which would allow for free religious conversion in Egypt.
The author sheds light on the issue of establishing political parties with religious background and different opinions around a Coptic party.
Najīb Jibrā’īl, the head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organization, proposes a draft law for adoption and the Azhar views it as a source of fitnah.
Nāhid al-Nibrāwī reports about the celebrations of the Jewish Abū Hasīrah to be held in Egypt.
The under-secretary of the People’s Assembly Dr. Zaynab Radwān has called for the fatwás of Imām Mālik to be avoided as they pervert society.
The article provides a listing of articles on two controversial Fatwás issued by the Muftī of Egypt and a professor at the Azhar University. The first fatwá says that the prophet’s urine used to be given to his companions for blessings. The second one urges working women to breastfeed their male co...

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