Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
The article deals with religious reform in the Arab
world as a first step on the road to
progress amidst formidable problems concerning national income, unemployment,
poverty, illiteracy and lack
of basic education for children.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 10, 2006
The article discusses the weekly Friday sermon and the
poor
performance of the preachers, whom many view as insufficient to stand on the minbar [a pulpit inside
the mosque] and deliver sermons to Muslim worshippers.
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
Salāma contemplates the conciliatory possibilities of religious discourse and
warns against
the use of religion to divide people.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2001
[The RNSAW received this text from Dr. Abu Zayd for placement in the RNSAW. The text was first presented during a conference in June in Berlin, Germany]
Since the occupation of Egypt by Bonaparte in 1798 Muslims have had to address the issue of secularization. Some Muslim thinkers believe Islam...
Date of source: Saturday, March 4, 2006 to Friday, March 10, 2006
The author discusses the grave threats posed by minorities in countries like Iraq, Syria and Lebanon as sectarian strife and clashes between Sunnis and Shi’ites in Iraq takes its toll on the country’s stability.
Date of source: Friday, March 3, 2006
A master’s dissertation on “The Literary Stamp of al-Qaradāwī’s Discourse” by Sayyid Ibrāhīm Sayyid has highlighted the role of Islamic discourse in countering anti-Islamic campaigns and correcting false perceptions about religion.
Date of source: Thursday, December 11, 2003
A good dialogue within the society should be a productive one, meaning that it should not be an ideological debate in which each party seeks to defend his point of view correctly or incorrectly. The author discusses the ideas of Muslim Brotherhood leader Dr. Esam el-Erian.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 16, 2003
In order to develop and renew religious discourse those who are responsible for religious programs should realize that religious media should not be limited to preaching. Religious media should present a consistent ideological discourse which simplifies Sharia-related sciences as much as possible.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 23, 2003
The article is an interview with Nabil Abdel Fattah, assistant manager of Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, on the issue of renewing the religious discourse. He comments on the attempts of some intellectuals to associate the concept of renewing the religious discourse with the...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 10, 2003
These days, Saudi Arabia is witnessing very important discussions that focus on the question: to what extent is the domestic religious discourse responsible for terrorist actions and takfir fatwas? These discussions also address whether Sheikh Al-Khoudar and Sheikh Al-Fahd´s renouncement of...