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Egypt: Niqab ban in France stirs controversy again

Written on 25 Jul, 2010 at 14:22 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Egypt: Niqab ban in France stirs controversy again

In October 2009, the Niqab (or face cover) stirred a lot of controversy when the late Sheikh Mohammed Tantawi - head of Al Azhar and Egypt's Imam - asked a 13 year old girl to uncover her face while he... (Continue reading)

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Egyptian Liberals mourn the death of Dr. Nasr Hamed Abu Zeid

Written on 25 Jul, 2010 at 11:18 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Egyptian Liberals mourn the death of Dr. Nasr Hamed Abu Zeid

Dr. Nasr Hamed Abu Zeid, a prominent Egyptian scholar once accused of apostasy for his contemporary interpretation of Islam, has died on July 5, 2010. He was 66. Officials at the Cairo hospital where Abu Zeid had been receiving treatment... (Continue reading)

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