Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Jābir ‘Asfūr describes the history of terrorism
and the appearance of extremist Islamic
organizations in Egypt after the end of Nāsir’s rule and the
beginning of President Sādāt’s
era.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Egyptian television prevents presenting any series that includes actresses who wear the hijāb.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Al-Maydān interviewed the leader of the Washington- based U.S. Coptic Association, Michael Munīr, about his recent visit to Egypt, during which he attended a number of conferences and asked him for his opinion on a number of political issues, including the increasing role of the Muslim Brotherhood...
Date of source: Saturday, September 30, 2006
The author discusses the article of Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm, published in the Washington Post, in which he urged the American administration to have dialogue with Islamist groups in the Middle East, like Palestine’s Hamās, Lebanon’s Hizb Allāh and Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood.
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006
This article discusses violence in Islam from the Caliph ‘Uthmān Ibn
‘Ufān to
the Muslim Brotherhood. Religion and holy texts have been taken as pretexts to commit
murder in the name of
God and Islam.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 20, 2006
This article describes how political Islam is trying to move forward from
its
violent past and look like a civilized movement in Egyptian society.
Date of source: Friday, September 22, 2006
The author criticizes statements made by Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī in
which the Muslim cleric tries to acquit the Muslim Brotherhood of crimes attributed to them by saying that
the only
act of violence the group was involved in was the assassination of judge al-Khāzindār.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 1, 1997
Subtitles:- Alazm: Islam has killed a
lot of people on the
pretext of dividing them into Muslims and Zimmi.- Dr. Qawadri: "We do not have in
Islam the word
Zemmi. They are equal citizens, you should not use the word zemmi or Jizia if you do not like
them.-
Dr. Alazm: Islam is an obstacle in...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 1, 1997
Subtitles:- I never play with my words or dress them up, I just take care of everything.- America feels easy at heart with some Islamic tendencies. It even defends their interests.- The security system will not stand still towards violence.- I am not an Islamic writer, but a Muslim writer.- Wearing...
Date of source: Sunday, September 17, 2006
The
2006
international religious freedom report released by the U.S. State Department indicated that the
Egyptian
constitution provides for freedom of belief and the practice of religious rites, but the government
places
restrictions on them.