Islam
Islamic clerics say books of Islamic heritage attacked by enemies
Egypt
January 18, 2015
Islamic clerics say books of Islamic heritage attacked by enemies
Former Mufti Ali Gomaa has stressed that Islamic heritage is under attack by enemies. During his speech at Supreme Council for…
US think-tank to hold seminar on radicalization and Paris attack
Egypt
January 18, 2015
US think-tank to hold seminar on radicalization and Paris attack
A US-based think-tank is planning a discussion panel on radicalization in light of the 7 January deadly militant attack on…
HRW condemns sentencing of alleged atheist for blasphemy
Egypt
January 14, 2015
HRW condemns sentencing of alleged atheist for blasphemy
The US-based Human Rights Watch has condemned the three-year jail sentence handed down for a perceived atheist minor over charges…
Merkel says Germany will use ‘all means’ to fight intolerance
Egypt
January 13, 2015
Merkel says Germany will use ‘all means’ to fight intolerance
A day after calling Islam part of Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel said her government would use all means at its…
Australia mufti says wine not banned in Islam
Egypt
December 6, 2014
Australia mufti says wine not banned in Islam
Mostafa Rashed, Imam of Sydney mosque in Australia, made a religious edict saying wine is not banned in Islam.
Endowments Minister welcomes Pope Francis remarks on Islam
Egypt
December 1, 2014
Endowments Minister welcomes Pope Francis remarks on Islam
Religious Endowments Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has said that the recent remarks by Pope Francis, of the Catholic Church, on…
Yusuf/Cat Stevens tells AFP Muslims sceptical about comeback tour
Life & Style
November 7, 2014
Yusuf/Cat Stevens tells AFP Muslims sceptical about comeback tour
Four decades ago, folk legend Cat Stevens converted to Islam, changed his name to Yusuf Islam and all-but-vanished from the…
Over two million pilgrims perform Jamarat rituals Sunday
Egypt
October 5, 2014
Over two million pilgrims perform Jamarat rituals Sunday
More than two million pilgrims, according to official statistics of Saudi authorities, performed the Jamarat ritual in Mina on Sunday,…
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh speaks about tolerance in Islam at World Cup opening
Egypt
June 11, 2014
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh speaks about tolerance in Islam at World Cup opening
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb will speak about the concept of tolerance in Islam at the opening of the World…
Egypt’s Sisi turns Islam on the Islamists
Egypt
May 9, 2014
Egypt’s Sisi turns Islam on the Islamists
As the Egyptian state presses its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, the man expected to become president has deployed a…