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10. Millionaires of Da‘wah
Date of source: Friday, March 7, 2008
A report in the March edition of the Arabic-speaking magazine Forbes Arabia presented a list of the richest five Muslim preachers in the Arab world. The report surveyed the income of the preachers during 2007.
2. Sattelite shaykhs declare the author Bassant Rashad takfir; the return of struggle between thinking and takfir in Egypt
Date of source: Monday, March 3, 2008
The chaos of fatwás being issued against those accused of takfīr has risen again. The following article discusses the impact that these fatwás have on the image of Islam, and on social cohesion.
8. Archbishop of Canterbury; one man’s meat is another man’s poison!
Date of source: Sunday, February 17, 2008
The controversial statements of the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams sparked contradictory reactions. While Western and Christian observers attacked him, Muslim thinkers and intellectuals hailed him as a wise just clergyman. The Egyptian media reacted more to the angry reactions than to the...
2. The Supreme Administrative Court ruled in favor of reverted converts
Date of source: Sunday, February 17, 2008
The Supreme Administrative Court ruled last weekend in favor of 15 Christians who had converted to Islam and later reverted to their original Christianity and were officially accepted in the Church, and wished to claim their legal rights as Christians. While Christian public and human and...
29. Ten shaykhs psychoanalyze Pope Shenouda III
Date of source: Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Ten Muslim figures express their attitudes and personal estimations of Pope Shenouda III. While many of them appreciate his patriotic stances, others consider him as an instigator of sectarian sedition.
3. The Azhar scholars confirm a Shaykh Farah&#803at al-Munjji Fatwá and oppose marriage to Jewish women whilst Islam permits marriage to Jews
Date of source: Monday, November 19, 2007
In the article, Azhar scholars have confirmed a Fatwá of Shaykh Farahāt al-Munajjī that a Muslim man is prohibited to get married to a Jewish woman.
10. The Muslim community is not a guinea pig for inaccurate Fatwás and incidental views
Date of source: Wednesday, October 24, 2007
The article deals with the danger of "globalizing" Fatwás. A group of Muslim scholars from outside the Arab world highlight the effect of issuing general Fatwás on Muslim minorities in non-Muslim countries. The author cites more than one Muslim scholar who stress that Fatwás should be specific to...
5. The Vatican: “Real dialogue with Islam is difficult because of the rigid interpretation of the Qur’an.” Muslim scholars; “it is rather impossible!”
Date of source: Sunday, October 21, 2007
Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran’s statement provokes hostile reactions from some Muslim and Azhar figures in Egypt. The cardinal stated that the “absolute interpretation” of the Qur’ān makes dialogue between Islam and Christianity difficult.
6. Muslim men of religion revolt against tightened security procedures imposed by the minister of endowments on Muslims secluding themselves in mosques
Date of source: Monday, October 15, 2007
Ridā ‘Awaḍ examines the opinions of Muslim scholars on the issue of imposing security measures on Muslim worshippers who wanted to seclude themselves inside mosques during the last ten days of Ramaḍān.
5. Fatwás of legal khulwah are illegal
Date of source: Saturday, October 13, 2007 to Friday, October 19, 2007
Shawqī ‘Isām reports on a recent polemic Fatwá issued by Dr. ‘Abd Allāh Samak prohibiting Muslim females from hiring taxis unless they are escorted by mahrams. cIsām described the Fatwá as naïve, presenting opinions of Muslim scholars who criticized it.

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