Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 9, 2006 to الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 15, 2006
The recent campaign of detaining a number of Muslim Brotherhood members has raised many
questions about the
possibility of arresting the Supreme Guide of the group, Muhammad Mahdī
‘Ākif, on charges
of endangering national security and inciting the public against the
government.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 12, 2006
Muhammad Shibl calls for the
necessity to
differentiate between the Qur’ān and prophetic hadīth in order to
correct
the image of Islam in the West.
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 24, 2006
Mursī
‘Attallah defends Islam as a religion of peace, not terrorism and racism.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 30, 2006
Drs Hulsman analyses the lecture of Pope Benedict, noting that the text showed that his lecture was unfortunate but the translation made it even worse. The report notes several translation mistakes from the original German text to English. The Arabic texts were then translations of the English....
Date of source: الثلاثاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 26, 2006
Dr Hulsman analyses the lecture of Pope Benedict, noting that the text showed that his lecture was unfortunate but the translation made it even worse. The report notes several translation mistakes from the original German text to English. The Arabic texts were then translations of the English....
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 14, 2006
Islamic thinker Jamāl al-Bannā said in this interview with Ākhir Sā‘a magazine that there is nothing in Islam called hadd al-ridda, which he deems as harmful to the tolerance and freedom of Islam, asserting that keeping the power of thought defunct will have unfavorable results.
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 25, 2006
Islam
respects all other divine religions, even at the time it is being attacked and offended. True Muslims are
those who
believe in other religions and messengers.
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 7, 2006
In an
interview with October
magazine, the general director of the Religious Guidance Department at the
Ministry of Awqāf
[Endowments], Dr. Sālim ‘Abd al-Jalīl speaks out on Islam’s
position on religious
freedom.
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 23, 2006
Muslim scholars unanimously
agree that attacking the houses of worship of non-Muslims is harām
[religiously impermissible].
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 23, 2006
In an interview, the
general director of the Religious Guidance
Department at the Ministry of Awqāf [Endowments], Dr.
Sālim ‘Abd al-Jalīl
argues that freedom of religion is guaranteed in Islam, since God
says: “There is no compulsion in religion. The
right direction is henceforth distinct...