Date of source: الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 22, 2003
The Constitutional Court in Germany has ruled that wearing the veil cannot be a reason for dismissal from work. Such a ruling settled a debate that has been on going for years in administrative courts about wearing the veil at work places.
Date of source: الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 22, 2003
The Mufti of Egypt stated that he agrees with Yemeni Sheikh Al-Zanadani concerning his fatwa called “marriage friend.” Other scholars expressed their rejection of the fatwa.
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 21, 2003
Since the Arab Culture Conference started, Al-Liwa Al-Islami has been writing against it, describing it as an anti-Islam conference. Part of its criticism of the conference was directed to the Minister of Culture, who called for it, and to Al-Qahera, the paper of the ministry. The two papers have...
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 21, 2003
The General Secretary of the Islamic World Association said that religious ignorance is one of the main reasons behind terrorism. In addition, extremism is explaining that religious legal texts are behind the confusing of terrorism with jihad.
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 21, 2003
One of the most important things concerning the ideological reconsiderations of the Gama´a Al-Islamiya is their new attitude towards the Coptic issue. Karam Zuhdi, the leader of the group, criticizes considering the funds of Copts as permissible spoil [for Muslims]. He said that those who did...
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 18, 2003
A Muslim female police officer in Philadelphia expects to be fired because of wearing the veil during work hours
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 16, 2003
The Italian Organization of St. Egidio will organize a three-day international conference from September 7 to 9. On the agenda will be a dialogue to discuss cooperation between the different cultures and religions.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 20, 2003
Eyewitnesses said that severe disputes took place between the Egyptian police and Christians in the neighborhood of Ra´s Ghareb in the Red Sea governorate. The police was implementing an administrative decision to remove slums near the monastery.
Date of source: الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 22, 2003
Rector of the Azhar University stated that a committee comprising senior scholars of the Azhar University was formed with the aim of identifying suspicions raised against Islam on the Internet, newspapers and magazines in order to refute and answer them.
Date of source: الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 8, 2003
The writer reports about a group of new Zionists in France who joined an extremist Jewish group via the Internet, sending messages and data that instigate hatred of Arabs and Muslims.