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Latest in Tag: religion
Calls returned to omit religion from national ID Card in Egypt
Nasr El-Din asserted he will insist on bill, will submit it to parliament next week
MP collects signatures of 200 members to omit religion from National ID Card
Move came 2 years after prior bill by MP Alaa Abdel Moneim was rejected by 63% of all members in 2016
Middle Eastern unrest: dimensions beyond religion
Given the current Middle Eastern scenario, one may reasonably hold the argument that the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East owes its burden equally to the Machiavellian Anglo-American policies in the region and the harrowing failure of the Muslim majority governments or leaderships in the Middle East to rationally respond to those challenges. But are there …
El-Beheiry to resume work after presidential pardon release
TV presenter and researcher Islam El-Behairy praised the pardon, saying that it is a victory for intellectuals
Government temporarily closes Al-Hussein Mosque for Ashura to avoid sectarian tension
The decision to close the mosque aims to protect Egypt’s Shi’a population from others seeking to provoke sectarian violence, says leading Shi’a figure
In Cartoon: Tearing away at the fabric of religious diversity
State Council finalises controversial church construction and Civil Service laws
Council says examination of press and media law will take time as Press Syndicate urges parliament to issue it
Coptic Orthodox Church renews approval of government’s draft law on churches
Disputed law awaits submission to parliament before it can be issued
The hardship of praying: churches under the state’s watchful eye
Amid distrust in the government, Copts demand secular vision to new law on churches construction
Stubbornness fans the flames of church construction law debate
The church is in dispute with the government over security permissions and vague wording
Freedom of religion is no question: Al-Azhar Grand Imam
Attempts to force people into a religion is against the will of god, says Al-Tayeb
Rally at High Court demands equality for Christians, accountability for attacks
Another sectarian incident took place in Minya Thursday, renewing complaints of negligent law enforcement for Copts
Parliament to discuss proposal to eliminate religion from IDs
Proposal follows an increase in sectarian strife incidents across Egypt
Sectarianism in Upper Egypt defeats state unity
Ongoing tensions highlight deep-rooted conservatism; informal, temporary solutions over rule of law
EIPR warns of lack of state deterrent measures in sectarian strife cases
Condemning recent attack on Copts in Minya, EIPR claims 77 incidents of tension since 2011
Preachers divided on unified written Friday sermon
On Friday, Minister of Endowments Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa read out the sermon from a paper in front of state officials in Amr Ibn Al-Aas mosque
Endowments Ministry calls for banning online terrorist groups
The ministry has been involved in the state’s war on terrorism since the 30 June Uprising
Be proud of your religion
The most difficult thing Muslims are facing in western communities is the way people look at them, as if they were defendants charged with a crime called Islam. I once wrote about a Russian professor who called me to quote my opinion on two terror bombing incidents that occurred in a city in southern …
’The Story of God’ bridges a gap between religion and belief
In this series, Morgan Freeman decides to look at these questions and pursue answers by interviewing believers of various faiths.
Are the so-called guardians of religion taking it too far?
Muslims faced by controversial fatwas while state tightens grip on mosques
‘Street Children’ band members to remain in custody for another 15 days
The music group is being charged with publishing offensive videos and inciting demonstrations
Members of ‘Street Children’ satirical group facing charges of religious contempt
In their first online video, the group members mocked religious radio shows
Judges’ Club says it welcomes new minister despite supporting Al-Zind
The now ex-minister of justice’s comments were seen as a “religious offence” rather than “discriminatory speech”
4 minors sentenced to 5 years in prison for charges of ‘religious contempt’
Coptic teenagers in Minya accused of producing video ‘insulting’ Islam
Court to issue verdict in trial of 4 Coptic Christians charged with contempt of religion
Defendants filmed a play lampooning Islamic extremists
Fatima Naoot sentenced to 3 years for ‘insulting Islam’
The writer was charged with contempt of religion
Religion, social unawareness, and freedoms of belief and speech
Can closed societies be receptive to reform or secularism?
Unsafe abortion pervasive amid legislative, statistical silence
Absence of legal exceptions for abortions oblige many women to resort to non-supervised procedures
Appeal process begins for programme host Islam El-Beheiry
El-Beheiry is appealing a sentence of five years imprisonment for charges of contempt of religion
Is Egyptian society a truly religious one?
A helicopter view of our society would certainly show that Egyptians are apparently strongly attached to their religions. Hundreds of visible mosques and churches, many of them built over 1,000 years ago, have earned Cairo the name of ‘the city of a thousand minarets’. There is no doubt that the practice of religion in Egypt …
