Islam
Ramadan talk show questions Salafi dogmas
Egypt
August 21, 2011
Ramadan talk show questions Salafi dogmas
Ahmed Abu Haiba, the host of a new talk show this Ramadan, has an ambitious agenda. He hopes that his…
Arab Spring raises hopes of rebirth for Mideast science
Egypt
August 19, 2011
Arab Spring raises hopes of rebirth for Mideast science
CAMBRIDGE, England--Egyptian chemist Ahmed Zewail first proposed building a US$2 billion science and technology institute in Cairo 12 years ago,…
Al-Azhar torn between secularists and Islamists
Egypt
August 10, 2011
Al-Azhar torn between secularists and Islamists
Despite ongoing feuds over the identity of the state in post-Mubarak Egypt, both secularists and Islamists have recently agreed on…
Islamist presidential candidate lays out conservative views
Egypt
August 7, 2011
Islamist presidential candidate lays out conservative views
In an Islamic state, the president should be responsible for ensuring that Islamic rituals are observed, including the wearing of…
Seeds of Arab Spring sown in Islam’s past, author says
Books
July 15, 2011
Seeds of Arab Spring sown in Islam’s past, author says
NEW YORK--Eight year-old Mustafa Akyol was looking at a book in his grandfather's library when he saw something that shocked…
Culture minister calls for civil state in Egypt
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Culture minister calls for civil state in Egypt
A civil system, not an Islamic one, is the proper path toward a modern state, Egypt's culture minister said at…
Sawiris criticized for displaying Islam-related cartoon on Twitter
Egypt
June 27, 2011
Sawiris criticized for displaying Islam-related cartoon on Twitter
Naguib Sawiris, co-founder of the Free Egyptians Party, at a meeting with members of the Front Party on Sunday, was…
Tayyeb: Egyptian law doesn’t recognize minors’ conversions to Islam
Egypt
June 27, 2011
Tayyeb: Egyptian law doesn’t recognize minors’ conversions to Islam
Egyptian law does not recognize Islamic conversions for those less than 18 years of age, said Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed…
Egypt’s Sufis see Islamist threat after Mubarak
Egypt
June 14, 2011
Egypt’s Sufis see Islamist threat after Mubarak
Down the narrow alleyways of Cairo's Sayidda Zeinab neighbourhood, 100 men sway their heads and clap in rhythm as they…
Alleged Muslim convert to appear on foreign Christian channel
Egypt
May 7, 2011
Alleged Muslim convert to appear on foreign Christian channel
Al-Haya, a Christian religious channel broadcast from the US, announced that alleged Muslim convert Kamilia Shehata and her husband, priest…