Date of source: Saturday, March 1, 2003
Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi says that the form of Islam needed for globalization is forged and thus rejected. He believes that it is better to use the word “non-Muslims” instead of “kufar” in the Islamic religious discourse.
Date of source: Monday, March 3, 2003
Overview of Muhammad Emara´s “Heritage in the Light of Reason” in which he speaks about the Muslim Brotherhood.
Date of source: Friday, February 14, 2003
Overview of the seminar “Renewing Religious Discourse” that was held in the framework of the Cairo International Book Fair. Participants stressed the necessity of renewing religious discourse in a way that suits the changes of life. They believe the Azhar should inform people to reject foreign...
Date of source: Monday, February 10, 2003
In a symposium titled “Renewing religious discourse,” former dean of the Faculty of Mass Communication [no university mentioned], said that prayer rooms and mosques, that are not under the surveillance of the Ministry of Endowments, are one of the main reasons behind the spread of terrorist groups...
Date of source: Monday, February 3, 2003
Critique of Christian journalist Mufid Fawzy because he allegedly called for the necessity of changing the Islamic religious discourse and hounded sheikhs Amr Khaled and Khaled Al-Gendi on satellite channels.
Date of source: Friday, September 9, 2005
In an interview with al-Ahrām, Dr. Khālid Abu al-Fadl, President George Bush’s appointee to the Commission on International Religious Freedom, gave his opinions on religious democracy, the secularization of religion and Islamic preaching.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Salman Rushdie said in an interview that reform would guarantee Muslims’ accession to the modern era, criticizing top clerics and shaykhs for dragging their feet over the reform of Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, July 23, 2005
A hundred years after Imām Muhammad ‘Abduh’s death we are invited once again to think about reform and the limitations of fundamentalist rhetoric.
Date of source: Saturday, December 11, 2004 to Friday, December 17, 2004
A recent news item said, “Spanish scientists unearth a 14-million-year-old fossil, which, they said, the ascendant of all primates and mankind according to Darwin’s evolution theory.”
Date of source: Saturday, August 31, 2002 to Friday, September 6, 2002
Islam is a universal religion that addresses the people in a language that is based on guidance, explanation and persuasion. The message of Islam fits all places and all times. It addresses all sorts of human beings and recognizes all their needs, both material and spiritual needs.