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The fate of the book “Mas’ouleyit fashal al-dawla al-Islamiya fil asr Al-hadith”[The responsibility of the failure of the Islamic State in the contemporary era] written by Gamal Al-Banna is still unclear. Al-Banna confirmed that the Islamic Research Institute has banned his book while the Azhar...
The Ibn Khaldoun Center opened its doors for the thinker Gamal Al-Banna, the author of the book Mas’ouleyit fashal al-dawla al-Islamiya fil asr Al-hadith [The responsibility of the failure of the Islamic State in the modern era], whose banning was recommended by the Islamic Research Institute....
Many literal works that were recommended to be banned by the Islamic Research Institute, like “Waleemat A’shab Al-Bahr” [Banquet of seaweeds] by Haidar Haidar, and most recently Nawal Al-Sa’adawi’s “Soqout Al-Imam [the Fall of the Imam], are humble and modest texts from a literary point-of-view...
Gamal Al-Banna has authored over hundred books among which is "Mas'ouleyit fashal al-dawla al-Islamiya fil asr al-hadith" [The responsibility of the failure of the Islamic State in the modern era] whose banning was recommended a few days ago by the Islamic Research Institute under the pretext of...
The Azhar overstepped its judicial mission as stipulated by the 1961 law, namely "protecting the Holy Qur'an and Prophetic hadiths from corruption." The Azhar claimed guardianship over religious thoughts, arts and literature, which contradicts with the constitution, the law and principles of...
In this interview Nawal Al-Sa’adawi answers many questions about the attacks on her and the supervision of the Azhar over artistic works. - See art. 40: A debate on the controversial role of religious institution in supervision artistic material
The Council of Scientific Research at the Azhar University recommended a few days ago that Nawal Al-Sa’adawi’s novel “Soqout Al-Imam” [The Fall of the Imam] be banned after being released in Cairo seventeen years ago. The imam [in the novel] served as the central symbol representing patriarchal...
Egypt’s long history is full of incidents of stifling the freedom to think, to choose, and to be different. Stifling freedom of expression is justified by religion, morals, or the public good. These are all masks for political interests and short-term gains. We live in a tribe controlled by one...
The Islamic Research Institute recommended the confiscation of a book entitled Muhammad…Founder of Islam and Muslim Empire by George Bush, the grandfather of the current U.S. president.
The Minister of Justice issued the confidential decree to give the sheikhs of the Azhar the right to “judicial seizure.” That means they will be able to attack any publishing house and search it for banned books at any moment. Whoever has “judicial seizure” authority has the right to break into a...

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