Date of source: Thursday, March 7, 2002
Montasser Al-Zayyat said that the fact that Egyptians in Afghanistan are fully acquainted with the mountain passes and the roads of Afghanistan helped them to escape the American forces. He added that American´s revenge over the members of the Qa´eda organization proves that America is...
Date of source: Monday, March 4, 2002
The article tackles more than one point related to the Islamic groups. It comments on the book of Ayman Al-Zawahri “Knights Under the Flag of the Prophet” and on Montasser Al-Zayyat´s “Al-Zawahri as I knew him.” It tries to answer the question of why Bin Laden gained great popularity among...
Date of source: Thursday, February 14, 2002
Those who believe that the Western-Islamic clash means that Arab Christians are in one trench with the West because they are Christians are wrong. Arab Christians were and will always be in one fist with Arab Muslims, as the Islamic civilization encompasses all Arab Muslims and Christians and make...
Date of source: Sunday, February 10, 2002
The Crusades, with all its consequences and impacts, are a stumbling block in the way of the continuation of the relationship between the East and the West. Also associating Islam with terrorism and attacking some Islamic countries, in the name of fighting terrorism, is a cross road in their...
Date of source: Monday, February 18, 2002
The Arabic section of the Voice of America interviewed some Muslim scholars and imams to give their opinions on issues like terrorism, jihad and the right of the USA to respond to the September 11 attacks. Such interviews were taped and hundreds of thousands of tapes were copied and send to the...
Date of source: Saturday, February 9, 2002 to Friday, February 15, 2002
The Grand Imam speaks about the agreement the Azhar signed with the Anglican Church. He said that there would be more agreements with other churches in the future. He added that the most important thing is that the dialogue should not focus on creeds. It should focus more on supporting the...
Date of source: Monday, February 4, 2002
The general secretary of the Tagammu party, Dr. Rifa´at al-Sa´id accused Montasser Al-Zayyat of writing “Al-Zawahri as I knew him” to settle his account with Al-Zawahri. He said that the book justified terrorism. Al-Zayyat said that the book was a review of the Islamic movements and their positions...
Date of source: Saturday, February 2, 2002 to Friday, February 8, 2002
Montasser Al-Zayyat´s book “Al-Zawahari as I knew him” may seem as an attempt by Al-Zayyat to take revenge from Al-Zawahri. However, a profound reading through the book will show that it is an organized attempt to beautify the image of the terrorist groups in the eyes of Egypt´s public...
Date of source: Monday, February 4, 2002
Some of the imprisoned leaders of the Islamic groups compiled four books in which they renounced their old extremist ideologies concerning accusing society and rulers of kufr [unbelief]. They also come to disapprove of killing the innocent people and consider that Copts are under the protection of...
Date of source: Sunday, February 3, 2002
The article cites parts of John Esposito´s book “The Islamic Threat…a Reality Or a Fable.” The book gives a critique of President Mubarak´s regime and of how he countered Islamic groups.