Egypt's Mufti Approves Synchronized Call to Prayer
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Egypt's highest authority on Islamic law endorsed Saturday a controversial government plan to synchronize the call to prayer in Cairo's mosques and put an end to the present haphazard system based on the timekeeping of each individual establishment.
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CAIRO - As he walked to noon prayers at his mosque in Milan  on a chilly day in February 2003, Osama Hassan Nasr says he was stopped by a  man waving a badge and shouting, 'Police.'      The man demanded his ...Comment
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak engaged Persian Gulf leaders Wednesday in an effort to build momentum toward peace in the Middle East, calling for support of the new Palestinian
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âWe have firm belief in God that our blood will lead to a revolution,â the leader of the mosque, Abdur Rashid Ghazi, said.
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JERUSALEM - Egypt said yesterday it had brokered an understanding to halt Israeli-Palestinian violence and move toward a peace accord, hours after Hamas militants set off a bomb in Gaza that killed an Israeli soldier and triggered Israeli retaliation
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Egypt's top cleric declared that Islam does not bar women from becoming heads of state, denying press reports that had earlier attributed to him the opposite position.
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The holy month&#39;s fasting culminates in the feast of Eid al-Fitr and prayers for peace, tranquility and greater understanding. Colorado Muslims, including 1-year-old Mohammad Saif Islam of Denver, gather Sunday
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Muslims celebrate the holy month with interfaith , blogs, and fasts even during competition.
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Â· Appointment marks win for Muslim democrats Â· Prayer mats to enter residence for first time
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ABU DHABI : President General Pervez Musharraf, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri and Muslim leaders converged here on Wednesday to join the people of the United Arab Emirates in funeral prayer of Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al- Nahayan, president and
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Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah have made progress towards a unity government, Egypt's president says.
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Egypt has agreed to host a funeral in Cairo for Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, who is in a Paris hospital where he suffered a brain hemorrhage, Egyptian and Palestinian officials said.
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MENA, Saudi Arabia  - More than 2.5 million  Muslims began a sacred stoning ritual on Thursday, praising new  measures aimed at averting deadly stampedes that have marred  the haj pilgrimage in the past.
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Palestinians and Israelis have agreed in principle to proposals aiming to end their conflict, Egypt&#39;s official news agency MENA reported Tuesday.
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French Muslims jammed Paris' main mosque Friday to pray for two journalists taken hostage in Iraq &#151; a show of unity with the government despite Muslims' opposition to a new law banning Islamic head scarves in public schools.
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Pope Benedict XVI expressed his admiration for Muslims and Islam on Wednesday, and called for freedom of religion and faith that rejects all forms of violence.
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The celebration of the birthday of Imam Mahdi, the savior of the Shiite faith, is receiving plenty of attention from the government of Iran.