Date of source: Monday, December 15, 2025
Book Information: Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Wāḥid, Al-Dalāʾil al-Uṣūliyya allatī khālafat fīhā al-Salafiyya uṣūl al-madhāhib al-arbaʿah wa atharu dhālika fī al-fatāwā wa-l-furūʿ al-fiqhiyya (“The Foundational Principles in which contemporary Salafism contradicted those of the Four Sunni Schools and its...
Date of source: Saturday, June 29, 2024
Before the armed forces intervened to restore security and stability, journalist Khālid Dāwūd, a former spokesman for the Salvation Front (Jabhat alʾinqādh), an opposition bloc during the rule of the al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn (Muslim Brotherhood), claimed that the Ikhwān had made unforgivable mistakes...
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This text about Dutch Arabist and scholar of Islam Prof. Dr. Johannes (Hans) G. Jansen (1942-2015) is based on Cornelis Hulsman’s personal experiences with Prof.
Date of source: Sunday, September 24, 2023
Salafī groups have escalated pressures on the state and the education ministry over a recent decision to ban the niqāb in schools as the new academic year starts.
Date of source: Thursday, September 14, 2023
The salafī al-Nūr (Light) Party said that it will be filing a lawsuit against the decision to ban the niqāb (face-covering veil) in Egyptian schools.
Date of source: Monday, February 8, 2021
Social reconciliation in Egypt has a long, entangled history. Social reconciliation takes place when families or communities need to settle their disputes. Mediation and negotiation are the cornerstones and focal points for settling societal disputes. Various methods were applied including security...
Date of source: Sunday, July 26, 2020
The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) published a report on freedom of teaching and research in Egyptian universities. The report presents that researchers at Egyptian universities face a variety of restrictions that limit their academic freedoms. The association that is made...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 12, 2020
In this editorial, the author analyzes the political role al-Azhar has played in the years following the 2011 revolution and how it tried to resolve the political and social crises at the time. The author then compares the work that al-Azhar did to that of the Muslim Brotherhood and its inability...
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This paper begins by reviewing Egypt’s post-2011 transition prior to 2013, which includes briefs on the 2011-2012 parliamentary elections, the 2012 presidential elections, and unrest and sectarian violence during the period between Ḥusnī Mubārak’s overthrow and the summer of 2013.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 26, 2012
The Coptic Orthodox Church denounced the statements of ‘Imād ‘Abd al-Ghaffūr and calls it a “political failure”.
‘Abd al-Ghaffūr, vice-president, had accused Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II of planting fanaticism in the Church and called his era “secluded”.