Paradoxes in Egypt (3) “Human Rights Organizations and Islamic Sharia” All Human Rights Organizations in Egypt talking about human rights, and advocating the promotion of human rights situation in Egypt, by many methods. They are focusing on all human rights… Read More ›
Political Islam
Paradoxes in Egypt (1) “Banning Religiously-Oriented Political Parties”
Paradoxes in Egypt (1) “Banning Religiously-Oriented Political Parties” Many public figures and political activists has launched a campaign advocating the disbanding of religiously oriented parties, by collecting signatures to lobby for banning and boycotting religiously-oriented political parties in Egypt, for… Read More ›
Egyptian Atheists’ Show; Black Ducks
By: Hassan Kamal Egypt, the bustling country of ninety million inhabitants in the heart of the Middle East, where Islam, through out the land, is the prominent and dominating religion socially and constitutionally for more than a millennia. Birthplace to… Read More ›
Does El-Sisi Support Atheism?
By: Hassan Kamal In a very religious day for Muslims in Ramadan (Laylat al-Qadr), and at the highest Islamic Sunni, Al-Azhar, organizing by Egypt’s religious Endowments Ministry, and presence of Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam Ahmed El-Tayeb, the Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab,… Read More ›
Religion and Politics in Egypt: The Ugly Truth
By: Hassan Kamal In Egypt, every time you turn on the television watching talk show hosting politician or flick through the pages of a local newspaper or social media to read a statement by political party, you learn more about… Read More ›
Hassan Kamal Speaks Live – Why Are We Atheists?
By: Hassan Kamal WHY ARE WE ATHESTS? – In a new episode about atheism and agnostic in the Arab-Islamic World, Hassan Kamal is speaking to The Black Ducks talk show on Friday 26 June, 2015 at 5:00 pm (Cairo’s time). The Black… Read More ›
Tell ISIS that no Life after Death
By: Hassan Kamal Nowadays, one of the major threats to the West and the rest of the globe is ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), which was born from an especially brutal al Qaeda faction, by bombing, kidnapping, beheading… Read More ›
Why are we turning to Atheism?
By: Hassan Kamal These days, atheism is becoming more and more a common phenomenon for youth in Egypt. The atheists were interviewed by many TV programmes and Egyptian daily newspapers to show their reasons and thoughts about why they move… Read More ›
On Atheism – عن الإلحاد
ON ATHEISM is a new e-book was written by the Egyptian blogger Hassan Kamal, aims to introduce the idea of atheism, in terms of philosophy, to all new atheists, in particular from youth, around the globe, especially in the Middle East… Read More ›
لماذا الحزب العلمانى المصرى؟
كتب: حسن كمال العلمانية كأسلوب فى التفكير ونظرية فى المعرفة كما صكها الفيلسوف المصرى د. مراد وهبه (1926-؟) وهى “التفكير فى النسبى بما هو نسبى وليس بما هو مطلق”. يترتب على هذا التعريف فصل الدين عن الدولة أى فصل الدين… Read More ›
A Special Report on Atheists in Egypt
The daily Egyptian newspaper name Al-Waten published a special report on Atheists in Egypt to discuss how they live and suffer in Egypt. The report demonstrates many threats to kill the atheists in Egypt and prosecute them in different ways…. Read More ›
Al-Azhar crackdown on the Secular Party
By: Hassan Kamal In the wake of establishing a new secular party in Egypt to challenge religious domination, Al-Azhar expressed its anger and disapproval to found the secular party. Al-Azhar said that this party opposed to the constitution because… Read More ›
Women’ rights in Islam
How equal between women’s and men’s rights in Islam!
What is Religion?
By: Hassan Kamal These days, the question “what is religion?” is becoming more and more common topic to discuss about it in Egypt, especially after ouster the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mosri, and then calling for a renewal of religious discourse and… Read More ›
A protest to Support Islam Behery – وقفة احتجاجية لدعم إسلام بحيري
By: Hassan Kamal In the wake of the attacks against Islam Behery and shutting down of his program “Ma3a Islam” that has aimed to renew of the religious discourse in Islam, in order to defeat terrorism and make enlightenment,… Read More ›
Was Nasser Secular?
By: Hassan Kamal Many Western scholars consider the former president of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser as a secular ruler and describe the nature of Nasser’s regime as a secular state because of his stance on the Muslim Brotherhood after the… Read More ›
Egypt and Sharia: According to the Constitutions
By: Hassan Kamal After the removal of the Muslim Brotherhood from power in July 3, 2013, there has been a lot of discussion about the role of Sharia Law in the new constitution and how can be interpreted it again… Read More ›
Averroes Forum Discusses “The Quartet of Democracy”
By: Hassan Kamal In the wake of the Egyptian revolution there has been a lot of discussion about democracy in Egypt, in particular after removal of the former president Mohamed Morsi from the power. In response to this topic, Averroes… Read More ›
Stand With Islam Behery
By: Hassan Kamal Joint Statement Calling for the Support of Islam Behery Dear Colleagues, This is a joint statement from human rights activists worldwide, which want to combat terrorism that based on jihad, calling for the promote of Egyptian Islamic Researcher and… Read More ›
الأزهر يرفض تجديد الخطاب الديني
كتب: حسن كمال فى إطار الحملة الإنتخابية للرئيس عبد الفتاح السيسي أكد على ضرورة تجديد الخطاب الديني, وكان ذلك بعد سقوط جماعة الإخوان المسلمين كأكبر حركة أصولية إسلامية على كوكب الأرض, وذلك بعد ما أنتفض الشعب ضد الإخوان فى 30… Read More ›
عرض كتاب “الإخوان المسلمون فى إدارة أوباما” لفرانك غافنى
كتب: حسن كمال عنوان هذا المقال هو عنوان كتاب صدر عام 2012 لمفكر أمريكى اسمه فرانك غافني (1953 -؟) مؤسس ورئيس مركز السياسة الأمنية بواشنطن العاصمة. والعنوان هو على النحو الآتى: «الإخوان المسلمون فى إدارة أوباما«. والكتاب يدور حول كيف تسلل… Read More ›
Five Important Myths about the Sharia Law
Photo Credit: islamgreatreligion By: Hassan Kamal MYTH #1. As you are A Muslim you have to follow the Sharia Law. WRONG There are a big difference between Islam and Sharia Law. The Islam is only faith based on the heart not… Read More ›