Date of source: Friday, January 25, 2008
The author, Iqbāl Barakah, presents a review of ’bits and pieces’ of incidents where Muslim-Christian relations were concerned, believing that there are parties who fan the flames of sedition.
Date of source: Friday, February 8, 2008
Iqbāl Barakah reviews a report published in Rose al-Yūsuf magazine on January 26, 2008, about six villages in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena where men totally refuse the idea of education for girls.
Date of source: Friday, June 30, 2006
The author reviews a book made by Egyptian famous intellectual Sa‘īd ‘Ashmāwī, in which he tackled the hijāb issue and other controversial issues related mainly to Muslims’ clothes.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 1, 2003
Overview of a report by Human Rights Watch on hate crimes against Arabs and Muslims. The report says that anti-Muslim hate crimes in the US rose 1700 percent during 2001.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Women, in the eyes of Islam, are not men’s adversaries, but rather they are complementary to men just like men are complementary to women. Accordingly, it is not acceptable by any means to have women’s rights gnawed at in favor of men.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 6, 2002
The false declarations by American pastor Jerry Falwell against Islam is not a new phenomenon for Western society. Still, there are Western men of religion, like father Jan Landouzy, who express objective opinions towards Islam. It is important that Muslim scholars get acquainted with what...