Date of source: Tuesday, September 2, 2003
The author interviewed Dr. Mahmoud Ismail. The interview discussed the issue of renewing the religious discourse, the topic of two seminars attended by Dr. Ismail during two consecutive months: the first was during the Arab Culture Conference held in Cairo by the Supreme Culture Council. The second...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 2, 2003
The article is a paper presented by the Tunisian intellectual Salah Eddin Al-Gorshi at a conference held in Paris, an initiative of the Cairo Center for Human Rights. The paper discusses the issue of renewing the religious discourse.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 2, 2003
The writer comments on the actions and papers of a conference held in Paris titled “Renewing the Religious Discourse,” organized by the Cairo Center for Human Rights.
Date of source: Monday, August 25, 2003
El-Geel, a weekly paper reported that the Sheikh of the Azhar calls the Minister of Culture and officials of the ministry kufar [unbelievers]. The Minister sent the Sheikh of the Azhar a letter asking him about the truth of such news. The Sheikh of the Azhar denied this and asserted he would never...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 26, 2003
The article covers a symposium held in Paris about renewing the religious discourse under the title “Consultative meeting about scientific means to renew religious discourse.” Among the papers discussed in the symposium was a paper sent by Dr. Nasr Hamid Abu Zeid.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 26, 2003
The article is an interview with Muslim Brotherhood member Dr. Abdel-Monem Abu Al-Fotouh. He comments on the Iraqi crisis, religious extremism, the religious discourse of the group, the attitude of the group towards freedom of creativity and the religious and political perspectives of the group.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 19, 2003
The author criticized the Arab Culture Conference for the fact that it discussed the issue of renewing the religious discourse without inviting men of religion. He also criticized the call of the conference to secularism.
Date of source: Monday, August 18, 2003
The writer discusses the future of the religious discourse in Egypt in light of the discourse of modern Islamic preachers. He believes their discourse is illogical and very superficial in tackling hot issues
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: Tuesday, August 12, 2003
General Muhammad Shibl comments on the criticism of Al-Liwa al-Islami of the writers of Al-Qahera. Al-Liwa al-Islami accused them of being secular writers who write against the true religion. Al-Liwa al-Islami responded to the article of Shibl by insulting him and comparing him to Salman Rushdi.