Date of source: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Civil movements rejected a proposal by ‘Ādil ‘Afīfī, leader of the salafī al-Asālah (Authenticity) Party, to form a commission of top scholars comprising salafī preachers and Azhar officials to be in charge of interpreting the principles of the sharī’ah stated in the Egyptian Constitution,...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Al-Wafd Party said it abides by the papers signed with other political parties and movements, including the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) and salafī parties and said it rejects any attempts to change Article II of the Constitution. [Author Not Mentioned, al-Ahrām, July 24, p...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Dr. Amnah Nusayr, a professor at the AzharUniversity, termed as “shameful” the incident, adding the Bible is a holy book and its desecration should not be ignored by any of the followers of all divine religions.
Dr. Zakī ‘Uthmān, a member of the senior scholars board in the Azhar, said Jews do not...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Coptic and Sufi activists who attended the conference, titled “One Voice for All of Egypt...A Message to All Officials,” lashed out at statements by Dr. Yāsir Burhāmī, the deputy chairman of the Salafī Da’wah (Call) and a member of the constitution-drafting committee, in which he rejected the...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Coptic and Sufi activists who attended the conference, titled “One Voice for All of Egypt...A Message to All Officials,” lashed out at statements by Dr. Yāsir Burhāmī, the deputy chairman of the Salafī Da’wah (Call) and a member of the constitution-drafting committee, in which he rejected the...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Coptic and Sufi activists who attended the conference, titled “One Voice for All of Egypt...A Message to All Officials,” lashed out at statements by Dr. Yāsir Burhāmī, the deputy chairman of the Salafī Da’wah (Call) and a member of the constitution-drafting committee, in which he rejected the...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Coptic and Sufi activists who attended the conference, titled “One Voice for All of Egypt...A Message to All Officials,” lashed out at statements by Dr. Yāsir Burhāmī, the deputy chairman of the Salafī Da’wah (Call) and a member of the constitution-drafting committee, in which he rejected the...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Coptic and Sufi activists who attended the conference, titled “One Voice for All of Egypt...A Message to All Officials,” lashed out at statements by Dr. Yāsir Burhāmī, the deputy chairman of the Salafī Da’wah (Call) and a member of the constitution-drafting committee, in which he rejected the...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Meanwhile, the committee on registration of voters for the election of a new patriarch for the Coptic Orthodox Church finalized the inclusion of 2500 voters into the lists, including 500 expatriate Egyptians. [Ahmad al-Sa’dāwī, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, July 18, p. 3] Read text in Arabic
Date of source: Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Taking a quick look at the constitutions of other nations – old or new, east or west, Christian, Buddhist or Hindu, one could easily find out that there is no mixing between religion and politics at all.
Article 20 of the Japanese Constitution reads, “The freedom of belief is guaraneed for everyone...