Date of source: Monday, May 21, 2007
Some people still consider women as a taboo, and should subsequently be avoided. Others believe that a woman working with men constitutes adultery and infidelity. Some Fatwás say that men shaking hands with a woman is Ḥarām, as are music and songs.
Date of source: Saturday, May 12, 2007
Emigration, conversion [both legal and illegal], and the prohibition to re-embrace Christianity are the main reasons for the decreasing number of Copts in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, May 13, 2007
The author highlights the discriminatory practices regarding Egyptian identity cards, and the problems of changing one’s religion therein.
Date of source: Sunday, May 6, 2007
A frequently recurring problem has to do with religious identity, and specifically the documented religion of an individual oftentimes contradicting his actual religious practices. The article discusses this issue, and presents some specific cases.
Date of source: Sunday, May 6, 2007
The article discusses the Iraqi crisis, and the escalating terrorist attacks that are ripping the country apart.
Date of source: Sunday, April 29, 2007
The author reviews cases of sectarian incidents in Egypt, and the rumors that frequently accompany the issue.
Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2007
The author considers the rights of minorities and if the rights afforded to them hold up to the standards of Sharī‘ah and the Qur’ān.
Date of source: Monday, April 16, 2007
Wearing a hijāb is raising a new crisis on the air and in the media.
Date of source: Friday, April 6, 2007
A group of members of German Parliament [Bundestag] have addressed an interpellation to the Federal Government on the human rights situation and persecution of the Bahā’īs in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, April 8, 2007
Dr. Hatim al-Tahāwī comments on Pope Benedict XVI’s lecture in Germany and his comments about Islam.