Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 7, 2011
There is no doubt that what the Norwegian right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik did was terrorism, viewed by the Arab nations as an ascension of the European ultra-rightist’ groups. A number of extreme Islamists' websites mentioned that Breivik’s website proves his ultra-rightist’ orientation...
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 6, 2007
Hanī Labīb says that despite freedom of faith being one of basis of citizenship, conversion from one religion to another is considered to be a reason for sectarian tensions. He supports a call for establishing a program for preparing converts to fully accept their new faith.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 23, 2007 to الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 29, 2007
The article is based on a listing of articles that tackle two controversial fatwás issued by two prominent Islamic scholars. The first Fatwá was issued by Dr. ‘Izzat ‘Atīyah, the head of the Hadīth Department of the Faculty of Usūl al-Dīn [Fundamentals of Religion] at the Azhar University. The...
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Terrorism has proliferated in nearly all Islamic and Arab countries despite the differences between the ruling regimes. Within the Palestinian people’s resistance against the Israeli occupation, the phenomenon spread that some called “suicide bombing” and others called “martyrdom operations.”
Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 3, 2007 to الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 9, 2007
Observers and intellectuals of Egypt are still leading wide-ranging discussions concerning the proposed constitutional amendments. While the Muslim Brotherhood seems to reject citizenship, other observers consider it the cornerstone in building democracy and political systems. Many observers still...
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The Abū al-Matāmīr tensions triggered a full-page article in Sawt al-Ummah newspaper claiming that Israel wants to declare a Coptic state in Upper Egypt or Hurghada. Other discussions followed the tensions, some of them very emotional.
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 28, 2006
An analysis of the impact of sectarian sedition on Arab policies.
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 24, 2006
This review, in the context of ramifications from the culture minister’s controversial statements on the Ḥijāb, discusses various opinions on whether the Ḥijāb is a religious obligation and how such controversial discussions should be tackled by society, religious and political bodies...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 31, 2006
The author says that the local press
suffers from lack of credibility, capacity and influence.
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 22, 2006
The author tackles the current crisis in Egyptian journalism and the differences between journalists and government on the sanctity and limits of journalism.