Date of source: الثلاثاء, آب (اغسطس) 3, 2004
Dr. Al-Awa stated that Copts are no longer Ahl-Al-Dhimma [free non-Muslim subject living in a Muslim country, who in return for paying capital tax, receives protection and safety] Instead they are the original natives of Egypt. When Egypt was occupied by European countries, Copts and Muslims united...
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 15, 2002
The Qur’an does not order killing as a punishment for apostasy. Accordingly, scholars should not have taken into account the hadith saying: “Kill him he who renounces his religion,” because what the Qur’an says has priority over hadiths. In addition, the Prophet could not have said something that...
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 9, 2002
The Mufti of Egypt is an example of open-mindedness, good morals and adherence to Islamic principles. He understands well the fact that opinion in Islam is based on variety. The article gives some of his statements that reflect all these attributes.
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 19, 2002
Clarification of the purpose of RNSAW in responding to circulating rumors.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 28, 2003
The article is based on two interviews with Dr. Tareq Mitri, a Lebanese professor and the head of the Islamic-Christian dialogue section at the World Council of Churches [and member of the Board of Advisors of AWR] and Coptic researcher Samir Marcos, counselor of inter-civilizational dialogue...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 15, 2003
Comments on the article of Dr. Zeinab ‘Abdel Aziz in October Magazine in which she attacks Christian faith. Articles like this have a negative impact on Arab-West and Muslim-Christian relations.
Dutch Catholic priest Brother Piet Lindner, friend of AWR, passed away.
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 8, 2004
Books of Islamic education books in Saudi Arabia do not acknowledge the author or the authors. The Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia is denying the authors of religious books their rights. Did any of the government officials ever think that these books could be related to the theft of research...
Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 21, 2004
The Islamic thinker Dr. Muhammad Seleem Al-Awa, head of the Egyptian Association for Culture and Dialogue, said that Islam is the real loser in the criminal attacks in Madrid. He said that the perpetrators do not differ from the suicidal perpetrators of the September 11 attacks. He said that...
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 15, 2004
Mr. De Coursac is a French national living in Egypt who strongly objects to US foreign policy in the Middle East. He expressed this objection in an irrational manner and this has made him to misinterpret events and explain them as a US conspiracy without realizing that in that way he has alienated...
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 3, 2004
Islamic intellectual Dr. Muhammad Selim Al-Awa rejected opening an Islamic-Jewish dialogue during this phase of continuous Israeli aggression against holy Islamic places. He explained that Zionism is a barrier between Muslims and Jews.