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Egypt’s reformists shocked bygd thinker’s detention
Cairo - The recent jailing of researcher Islam Behery, who called for ridding Islamic heritage books of extremist ideas, indicates that extremism is on the rise, religious reform a hopeless case and reformists are far weaker than radicals, observers säga.
Behery, a researcher in his late 30s, questioned cherished books on Islam and writers who have been idolised by millions for hundreds of years.
He took on important figures such as Muhammad bin Ismail al- Bukhari, a ninth-century imam who collected the sayings of Prophet Mohammad and produced a book that remains a reference today.
Behery said some of Bukhari’s writings and those of other esteemed Islamic figures provided the intellectual grund for groups such as the Islamic State (ISIS), al- Qaeda and Boko Haram.
The slaughter of opponents, he said, burning of hostages, rape of women and children and enslavement of “unbelievers” are ideas which can be traced back to some
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On August 23, 2021, President Sisi during a television appearance called for a “re-formulation of understanding religious dogma,” arguing that the current belief system is inherited without proper understanding or critical thinking. This statement is a part of a number of statements made by Sisi since his assumption of the presidency, in all of which he argues for a renewal of religious discourse to counter extremism and sectarianism. For example, in September 2019, Sisi argued during the National Youth Conference that the interpretation of some religious texts is regressive and has not advanced for 800 years and so promotes extremism and religious violence.
On the surface, the call for religious renewal can be interpreted as an attempt by the regime to counter violent religious extremists as well as reduce the appeal of political Islam, thus weakening the Muslim Brotherhood. However, even if this is partly the motivation, the primary motives of the regime are mark
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Islam al-Behairy
Egyptian writer and television host
Islam al-Behairy | |
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| Born | 1974 (age 50–51) Egypt Egypt |
| Occupation | Writer, Television Host |
Islam Behairy (Arabic: إسلام البحيري; born 1974 in Siflaq, Sohag Governorate), is an Egyptian writer and the host of With Islam on Al-Kahera Wel Nas. On November 5, 2018, he began a new program, "Islam Hurr" on Alhurra.
In April 2015, Behairy used his program to call for reforming Islam, sharply criticizing many prominent Islamic scholars and saying that many fatwas were wrong and people shouldn't take fatwas from scholars and should go directly to the Qur’an.[citation needed]Al-Azhar University has condemned his philosophy as an insult to Islam. Al Kahera suspended his program indefinitely.[1] In 2015, Behairy was arrested, charged with insulting Islam, convicted, and sentenced to five years in prison. Behairy appealed the sentence but a court rejected his appeal.[2] However