religion
Authorities ban film featuring Muslim-Copt love story, intellectuals say
Cinema/TV
February 27, 2012
Authorities ban film featuring Muslim-Copt love story, intellectuals say
Censorship authorities have banned the screening of a movie that features a love story between a Coptic woman and a Muslim man,…
Egypt says it has cancelled Jewish festival this year
Egypt
January 11, 2012
Egypt says it has cancelled Jewish festival this year
Egypt officially informed Israel more than two months ago that it would not allow an annual Abu Jewish festival to…
Sudanese minister: Egypt’s Islamists should study Sudanese Muslim-Christian relations
Egypt
January 1, 2012
Sudanese minister: Egypt’s Islamists should study Sudanese Muslim-Christian relations
Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti has called on Islamists in Egypt to study relations between Muslims and Christians in Sudan…
Endowments minister: Not all art is ‘haram’
Egypt
December 11, 2011
Endowments minister: Not all art is ‘haram’
Minister of Religious Endowments Mohamed Abdel Fadil al-Qoussy has said that creativity should not be restrained. “Not all types of…
In a bid to win, Egyptian Bloc candidates use religion in campaigns
Egypt
December 5, 2011
In a bid to win, Egyptian Bloc candidates use religion in campaigns
Candidates from the liberal Egyptian Bloc in Cairo's second constituency have resorted to using religious publicity in their electoral campaigns…
Egypt’s muftis prohibit vote buying
Egypt
November 28, 2011
Egypt’s muftis prohibit vote buying
Egypt's Dar al-Iftaa, the board of muftis, issued a religious decree on Monday that prohibits candidates from buying votes. The…
Draft law would task governors with approving new places of worship
Egypt
November 9, 2011
Draft law would task governors with approving new places of worship
A draft places of worship law authorizes governors to give licenses for establishing, demolishing, or restoring places of worship after…
Newspaper: Government mulls regulating proselytizing
Egypt
October 19, 2011
Newspaper: Government mulls regulating proselytizing
A cabinet panel is studying a draft law that would regulate religious conversion, according to independent daily Al-Tahrir. The cabinet's…
In battle over slogan, Brotherhood threatens to sabotage elections
Egypt
October 18, 2011
In battle over slogan, Brotherhood threatens to sabotage elections
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party has threatened to countermand upcoming parliamentary elections if any of its candidates are…
Tunisian TV station apologizes for airing God in broadcast
World
October 11, 2011
Tunisian TV station apologizes for airing God in broadcast
The head of a private Tunisian TV channel apologized Tuesday for airing part of a film judged blasphemous by Muslims,…