Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 19, 2004
The U.S. president George W. Bush uttered a famous phrase: “The ideal marriage is that between a man and a woman.” It appears Bush is standing against many issues that are considered controversial for the American people, like abortion and gay marriage. Bush made use of these disputes [on the issue...
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 21, 2004
Al-Usbua received documents that confirmed that eliminating the Azhar institutes comes as part of the plan to Americanize the religious discourse in Egypt and the Arab World. Washington believes that the religious educational curricula instill hatred against all things American. For the U.S. to...
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 18, 2004
Prominent scholar, Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi, raised anger in Moscow when he issued a fatwa that proclaimed the struggle of the Chechen people against the Russian state to be the best form of jihad for the sake of God. The president of the Russian deputies council, Doma, Alexander Choweiv, said that...
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 18, 2004
Tomorrow, Dr. Nabil Luqa Bebawi will discuss his dissertation at the Higher Studies Faculty at the Police Academy, titled “The rights and duties of Christians under the Islamic State and their impact on national security.” The dissertation was supervised by Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq, the Minister...
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 17, 2004
Moddather Arani, lawyer of the former imam of Finsburry Park, Abu Hamza Al-Masry, complained of harassment faced by her client at Belmarch prison. She said that six members of his family planned to visit him in prison yesterday for the first time since his arrest, but received a phone call from the...
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 16, 2004
Shabina Begoum, A 15-year old Bengali Muslim student living in Britain, said that the school prevented her from wearing a jelbab that covers her entire body except her hands and face. She said that her education has been affected and her human rights violated as a result of this decision. The...
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 26, 2004
The Egyptian minister of Awqaf [Religious Endowments] Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq denied reports in an independent Egyptian newspapers claiming the presence of American pressure on Egypt to limit the construction of mosques.
On another level, the Azhar strongly denied what an independent Egyptian...
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 28, 2004
An Egyptian judicial source revealed that the Egyptian security arrested last week 25 allegedly accused of belonging to the “Jihad” Movement. Another security source said that the detained are accused of plotting to assassinate political and media officials as well as bombing government buildings.
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 24, 2004
The American University in Cairo put a condition on its application that prospective female students should not wear the niqab or the face cover. Deputies in the Egyptian parliament, including the Muslim Brotherhood deputies, submitted a request of information to Dr. Moufid Shihab, the minister of...
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 27, 2004
Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (IESCO) released a new book in Arabic titled “Al-Muslimun Al-Godod Al-Lazeen Dakhalu fi Deen Allah Afwagan” [New Muslims…who joined the Religion of God in flocks]. The book is authored by Imam Muhammad Imam, a journalist and a media man. The...