According to Divine revelation in the Muslim tradition, the principle of justice should take precedent in all interactions. This principle applies equally to dealings with non-Muslims and Muslims alike. In instances regarding self-interest or the (...)
In order to create a well-balanced society, Islam established principles of universal rights between Muslims under Islamic rule. Likewise, it assigned rights to non-Muslim citizens. So, in the Islamic Sharia, we have the rights of Muslims living (...)
Islam is a religion of mercy to all people, both Muslims and non-Muslims alike. The Prophet Mohamed (Peace be upon Him) was described in the Holy Qur'an as being a mercy due to the message he brought for all human beings.
Allah says in the Holy (...)
Terrorism is categorically prohibited in Islam. The present era of our history has been blemished by indiscriminate violence in almost every society.
The loss of innocent lives has become extremely commonplace. Unfortunately, due to the actions of (...)
Despite all the rights that are granted in the Islamic Sharia to women in every area of life and despite the fact that most of these rights have rarely been granted to women worldwide without great global efforts, many people prejudiced against (...)
Polygamy is one of the main targets for criticism on the part of non-Muslims and even some people who claim to be Muslims.
However, it is not something that appeared with the advent of Islam; rather polygamy has been present in human societies (...)
The factories in Al-Mahalla Al-Kobra in the Delta that manufacture ready-made clothes are threatened with closure, because of the continued smuggling into Egypt of huge quantities of garments from countries such as China, Turkey, Korea and (...)
The Public Prosecution recently encouraged civilians to detain suspected criminals at a time when security forces have been largely absent from the streets, in some cases because they are striking for better wages and equipment.
As a result, there (...)
Mass media, whether printed or audio-visual, are considered ways for expressing opinions and enlightening society.
These days, the media are under fire, prompting many to say there have been attempts to restrict and gag the freedom of (...)
People in the street are divided over whether to take part in the polls scheduled to start on April 22 or boycott them. Those in favour of participation see it is a good step in the right direction, but others regard the next House of Deputies (HD) (...)
The number of Saudi tourists visiting Egypt has increased remarkably for the second year in a row.
This increase has been accompanied by a noticeable rise in the number of other Arab and foreign tourists visiting the country, despite the political (...)
No-one can deny the suffering of successive generations of young people at the hands of Hosni Mubarak, who ruled this country with an iron fist for three decades, with the help of his cronies, who humiliated and subjugated them.
The result is an (...)
The town of Qurna, west of Luxor, recently held a musical and archaeological celebration in the house of Lord Howard Carter who, with the help of his sponsor, Lord Carnarvon, discovered the intact tomb of King Tutankhamun.
The celebration was to (...)
During a gathering held on Thursday under the auspices of British-Egyptian Businessmen Association (BEBA), attended by an envoy from the British Embassy in Egypt and a galaxy of representatives from the largest tourist and aviation companies in the (...)
IN an exclusive interview with The Egyptian Gazette, Amr Moussa, the former presidential candidate and the head of the Egyptian Congress Party (ECP), outlined his wise vision and policies for solving the country's problems.
Moussa, a prominent (...)
Although born and raised in Kafr Meselha, a poor villages in el-Menoufia Governorate, Hosni Mubarak, overthrown in a popular revolt last year after ruling autocratically for 30 years, showed little interest in his village, even before he took office (...)
“The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, categorically rejects and condemns the French cartoons that dishonour the Prophet Mohammed. It also denounces a controversial anti-Islam film and any action that (...)
Before winning the presidential elections in the run off held on June 16-17, President Mohammed Morsi pledged, within 100 days, to resolve five major problems facing the country.
These problems include improving the standard of subsidised bread; (...)
Ahmed Ali, a bus driver, maybe a bit too hopeful as he headed to the ballot boxes nearly two weeks ago, to vote for the presidential candidate he thought would be suitable at this critical stage.
Like many other people, he hoped for a president who (...)
Cairo - It has been three months since a fuel shortage hit Egypt and people's patience is wearing thin, amid fears that the crisis could disrupt the production of subsidised bread.
"I'm really suffering, going from petrol station to petrol station (...)
CAIRO - Egyptians living abroad have been launching initiatives and suggesting ways to save the Egyptian economy in the wake of the threat from the United States to cut its aid to Egypt.
Thinker, writer and journalist Mohamed Abdel-Hakam Diab, who (...)
CAIRO - The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmed el-Tayyeb, recently proposed a draft law for regulating Al-Azhar.
He has announced his readiness to discuss it with the authorities concerned and some religious scholars and intellectuals, hoping it will (...)
CAIRO - Smoking, smoking everywhere. In buses and microbuses; in theatres, cinemas, hospitals and all public places. Smoking is rife in Egyptian society and it's spreading like wildfire.
Dr Hassan Tawfiq, head of the Health Insurance Authority in (...)
CAIRO - Every winter, the State is hit by a shortage of the gas cylinders which ordinary people use for household purposes, as well as a shortage of the fuel used by taxi drivers.
Experts and traders argue that the poultry farms are the main reason (...)
Kenya has signed onto a new agreement on the distribution of Nile water that goes against Egypt's wishes. With Kenya's support, the initiative now has five signatories.
Four Nile Basin states--Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda--gathered in (...)