Date of source: Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Ayman ‘Abd al-‘Azīz al-Bishbīshī believes that the Roman Empire was in decline at the time when Christianity was gaining ground. At that time, the West found its haven in Christianity, a religion that calls for peace and rejects violence.
Date of source: Friday, January 13, 2006
Bibliotheca Alexandrina is organizing a conference to discuss Islam and the civil state. Arab intellectuals who have conducted research on the topic will be invited.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
In an interview with Ākhir Sā‘a, Muslim thinker Dr. Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awwā has dismissed the possibility of having a religious state in Egypt for a number reasons.
Date of source: Sunday, January 15, 2006
Former president of Indonesia, ‘Abd al-Rahmān Wahīd writes about the Wahābī ideology, propagated by some Gulf countries and its role in supporting terrorist groups.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Many Greeks believed that many elements of their own civilization have come from Egypt, while others believed that the Greek civilization was only a branch of Egypt’s.
Date of source: Saturday, January 7, 2006
It is not acceptable that setting up a radio station like Radio Sawa or a TV channel like al-Hurra would offer good indications for keenness on having this dialogue.
Date of source: Saturday, January 7, 2006
Recent U.S. statements have described some Arab leaders as lacking in political adeptness and described others as failing to make required political and economic growth in their countries, while at the same time, the U.S. is allying with Islamists.
Date of source: Saturday, January 7, 2006
The author argues that the West is championing the project of democratization, while at the same time, it refuses the participation of a significant power like Hamās in the legislative elections in the occupied territories.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Ahmad Shawqī al-Fanjarī blames the backwardness of Muslims on three persons, namely "the extremist Indian writer Abu al-‘Ala al-Mawdudī, the illiterate Bedouin Mufti who spearheads the Wahābī call ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Bin Bāz and Mullah Muhammad ‘Umar who applies his fatwas with whips and guns in...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 10, 2006
The Brotherhood participation in the democratic process, if genuine, constitutes a qualitative leap that entails the renunciation of violence, refraining from the takfīr [to rule that someone is infidel] ideology and accepting peaceful political activities as a means to reach power.