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Endowments ministry partners with state TV to produce weekly segment
New measures prepared by Ministry of Religious Endowments aiming to counter terrorism
Airport officials ban Islamic preacher from leaving country
Earlier Wednesday, the Ministry of Religious Endowments accused Mohamed Jebril of politicising prayers
3 Copts face charges for giving Muslims dates to break fast
“There is no such crime as preaching in Egyptian law,” says defence lawyer
Egypt’s clerics condemn gay marriage law
Homosexuality “is deterioration of human rights”, says Al-Azhar
Al-Tayyeb warns against alleged Shi’a campaigns
Matter seems political and those campaigns are funded by the Saudi regime, Shi’a activists says
Al-Azhar denounces China’s banning of Ramadan fasting
China is depriving its Muslim population of their religious freedoms, says leading Sunni authority
Extra-judicial community justice is increasing sectarian violence: EIPR
Resolving disputes outside of justice system reflects community power structures
Grand Imam Al-Tayeb leaves UK after Parliament, Prince Charles meetings
A formalised relationship between the Church of England and Al-Azhar was established following 9/11
Teacher, students released on bail for ‘contempt of religion’ after ISIS video
Teacher Gad Younan was made to leave his village, following a meeting of Christians and Muslims
Egypt is the castle that will protect us against immigration: French nationalist leader
Anti-Muslim politician Marine Le Pen finds common ground against extremism with Al-Azhar grand imam
The need to reform Islam
By Moha Ennaji With the escalation of violence in the Middle East and North Africa, and in the wake of the deplorable terrorism in Paris, Muslims all over the world reacted almost unanimously to condemn the odious attacks, describing them as opposing the teachings of Islam. The heinous jihadists’ attacks are reminiscent of the history of the Catholic …
Coptic families forcibly displaced after Beni Suef attacks
Christian newspaper reports local Muslims tried to protect Copts from villagers angered over “insults to Islam”
TV presenter given 5 years imprisonment for blasphemy
Court tells Islam El-Behiry he violated penal code
Religious edicts need compatibility with time we live in: Endowments minister
Ministry of Religious Endowments researched new tools for religious discourse in Egypt
2 Giza preachers banned for not acquiring permission for religious speech
Religious Endowments Ministry uses its right of civil arrest for the first time on Friday
Endowments minister holds Muslim Brotherhood accountable for water poisoning
Commenting during a religious forum in Abu Dhabi, Gomaa also accused Iran of imposing influence on other countries
Grand Mufti heads to Europe in efforts to combat radical Islam
The move comes amid a rise of anti-Islamist groups in Western countries
Al-Azhar to prosecute TV presenter over ‘critical’ content
Islam El-Behiry accused Al-Azhar curriculums and interpretations of supporting ideology of extremist group “Islamic State”
Endowments Ministry scrutinises Islamist schools
The act follows a series of strict measures undertaken by the ministry to control religious speech
Al-Azhar files complaint against TV show, accuses presenter of ‘distorting Islam’s teachings’
Statement by the religious institution is violation to freedom of religion
Endowments Ministry to hold conference renewing religious speech in May
Scholars training institutions, publishing houses allegedly belonging to terrorist groups will be tackled
Child marriage in Egypt: ‘I don’t know how old I am’
Egyptian law sets marriage age for women at 16, however constitution define children as under 18
‘If world can provide support, I will let people demonstrate in streets day and night’: Al-Sisi
Al-Sisi stresses importance of US presence in the Middle East and Islamic moderation, justifies Morsi’s ouster, disputes applicability of Western ideals to Egypt
Egyptian student given prison sentence for atheist Facebook posts
Suez Canal University President personally filed legal case against student Sherif Gaber, who claims he was tortured in custody
Court postpones ‘Shi’a lynching’ case to 10 February
Defendants are charged with killing Shi’a cleric Hassan Shehata and three others
Egypt to attend London summit on strategies to defeat ISIS
Foreign ministry says it wants to ‘counter the negative image of Islam’ internationally
Al-Azhar blasts West for ‘double standards’ on freedom of speech
Western leaders alleged to welcome “terrorists” in march against terrorist attacks, and to decry anti-Semitism while allowing Islamophobia
Let’s not fool ourselves – The roots of terrorism extend beyond Islam
By Mohammed Nosseir After committing their deadly crimes, terrorists often leave a message that Islam or the Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) is the motive behind their crimes. Scholars logically follow this lead, digging deeper into the Quran in an attempt to solve the puzzle of Islam to determine what motivates Muslims to kill innocent people, and …
HRW criticises Egypt’s ‘persecution’ of atheists following blasphemy prison sentence
Idku court verdict made international headlines in what the rights group calls part of a “coordinated government crackdown on perceived atheists”
Al-Sisi discusses Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Tony Blair
President also meets Jewish Congress president, a businessman and one of the biggest sponsors of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu