Date of source: Friday, December 12, 2003
The Islamic movement is divided into two trends. The first one is jihad whose followers think that they shall fight the current conditions. The second tend is reformation, whose followers think that they can co-exist with the current conditions and reform them through peaceful means. The author...
Date of source: Friday, August 15, 2003
The author comments on the issue of renewing religious discourse. He believes that there is no contradiction between renewing religious discourse and applying the Shari’a.
Date of source: Monday, March 3, 2003
The author praises the anti-war demonstration which took place on February 27 at Cairo Stadium, believing that the Muslim Brotherhood played a key role in organizing it and rallying the large number of people who took part in it.
Date of source: Monday, October 17, 2005
Debates continue over article two of the Egyptian constitution, which makes Islam the religion of state and Islamic jurisprudence the principle source of legislation.
Date of source: Monday, October 10, 2005
Recent press reports held that a list containing the names of 30 Copts was forwarded to the National Democratic Party (NDP) leaders to enter the forthcoming parliamentary elections under the umbrella of the ruling party.
Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 2004
Fundamentalism is a political heresy created by a group of people who want to be distinguished from others. They regard the killing of their opponents as lawful and aim to prevail over weak-mined people with allegedly divine law. Certain foreign bodies have supported and financed this heresy. The...
Date of source: Monday, January 31, 2005
Sawt al-Umma published in a previous issue the contents of Muntasir al-Zayyāt’s recent book Al-Jamācāt al-Islāmīya…Ru’ya min al-Dākhil [Al-Jamācāt al-Islāmīya: A Look from within]. In this article, al-Zayyāt defends some points discussed by Muhammad al-Bāz.