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Many writers tackled the issue of Islām
and terrorism in this week’s papers.
Mustafa Mahmoud commented on the West’s attitude towards the ritual Islām
and the political Islām. The
Christian writer Fikry Makram Ebeid gave a list of most of the non-Muslim terrorist
groups and concluded
that...
Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
The article is a continuation of a series of articles detailing the history of the Bedouin in Egypt, and the influence that they have exerted on Egyptian culture.
Date of source: Friday, November 17, 2006
Sāmih Fawzī presents a review of a book entitled, ‘Al-Hurrīyah fī -al-Asr Ma’zaq al-Islāh al-Siyāsī wa-al-Muwātanah’ [Bounded Freedom: The Dilemma of Politics and Citizenship] by the secular writer ‘Ādil Jindī. The book provides a definition of secularism, emphasizing the necessity of enforcing it...
Date of source: Monday, November 20, 2006
In the light of al-Ghad’s
publication of the
"offensive" supplement which attacked the Prophet Muhammad’s companions and wife, the author of
the
article stresses the need for a consistent application of the law which criminalizes insulting religions.
Date of source: Monday, November 20, 2006
Ikrām Lam‘ī refers to the contradiction of the political agenda of
Islamist groups in Egypt, who reject a religious president like George Bush, and hail the return of the
secular Democratic
Party.
Date of source: Thursday, November 16, 2006
Islamic intellectual Jamāl al-Bannā states that his late brother Hasan al-Bannā, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood group, was in leadership similar to Communist leader Lenin. At the same time, he calls to remove the second article of the Egyptian constitution, which stipulates Islām...
Date of source: Saturday, November 18, 2006
Ahmad ‘Arafāt al-Qādī explains some fundamentalist Western
thinkers’
arguments about the basic principles between the Christian West and the Muslim East. The
difference between the two
civilizations is a basic one, and the clash is inevitable.
Date of source:
An
armed man called Abass al-Baqar killed 20 worshippers in Ans...
Date of source: Monday, November 13, 2006
Dr ‘Āsim Khashabah criticizes the National Democratic
Party (N.D.P.), the governing party
in Egypt, for neglecting the role of religion in society, leaving
specific political groups to use it for their own benefits.
He refers to the mistakes of the government in
using the aggressive power of...
Date of source: Sunday, November 12, 2006
The author reviews a newly released book about the relationship between freedom and political reform.