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This text about Dutch Arabist and scholar of Islam Prof. Dr. Johannes (Hans) G. Jansen (1942-2015) is based on Cornelis Hulsman’s personal experiences with Prof.
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 5, 2020
In this op-ed, the author analyzes two important facets of the United States’ assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad. First, he looks at the figure of Soleimani as not only a skilled, interpersonal general but also the power he had within the Iranian regime and his future...
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 24, 2012
Michel Aoun, a former Lebanese army commander and currently a politician and leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, warned that changing the regime of Syrian President Bashār al-Assad would wreak havoc with Lebanon and the Christians living inside it.
Date of source: الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 8, 2014
Dr. Yūsuf al- Qaradāwī, the head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars has made a religious decree (fatwá) that opening the door to Jihad against Israel is not a religious duty in the meantime
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 26, 2012
Engineer ‘Isām ‘Abd al-Mājid, member of al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyah Shūrá Council, revealed the readiness of dozens of Jihadis to travel to Syria within days to join the rebels in overthrowing the regime of Syrian President Bashār Al-Assad (Shirīf al-Dawākhlī, al-Misrī al-Yawm, August 26, p. 3). Read...
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ʿAmru al-Miṣrī is an Egyptian journalist who works for the Middle East News Agency (MENA), the official Egyptian news agency. He was the agency’s correspondent in Ankara between 2013 and 2016. He arrived in Cairo a week before this interview (17.07.2016) that was conducted two days...
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 8, 2016
Three years ago, on February 27, 2013, we interviewed Aḥmad Ashūsh in our office. These were the days of President Muhammad Mursī and we then made efforts to understand the motivations of the different people involved various Islamists movements. Aḥmad Ashūsh was arrested in October 2013 for the...
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 28, 2013
Dr. Safwat Hegazy explained when, in his view, violence can be used: anyone can kill President Bashar al-Assad (Bashār al-Asad) because of his crimes against humanity. Also Israeli soldiers can be targeted since they are at war with Palestinians. This was prior to President Mursi’s removal from...
Date of source: السبت, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 2, 2010
Greek Orthodox Bishop Nicola Antonios suggested the Egyptian government consider adopting the Syrian Personal Status Law, given the two countries' historical bindings, cultural similarities, and Muslim-Christian coexistence. In an official statement, Antonios expressed his respect for the law and...
Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 25, 2007
A discussion about the merits of different Arab language news stations, includes in depth analysis of the proposed BBC Arabic news channel.