Date of source: Friday, December 2, 2005
A discussion of the different place clergy and Islamic shaykhs obtain their garments.
Date of source: Monday, December 5, 2005
Samīr Sarhān argues for the need to have an integrated perspective of religion and, at the same time, raise the banners of science and objectivity.
Date of source: Friday, November 25, 2005
The author suggests that beyond the complaints about poverty and unemployment lies an intellectual crisis, which is revealed in terrorist attacks.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 29, 2005
The author argues that obstructing the right to ijtihād [legislating or enacting a law which is not based on Qur’an or the Sunna] is hindering the development of Egypt. He argues that those who despise intellectuals and monopolize facts and ideas in the name of preserving Islam are in fact...
Date of source: Saturday, November 5, 2005
In his book, The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization, published 2004, Bulliet re-examines the relationship between the Islamic and Christian civilizations and argues that "there is a far better case for Islamo-Christian civilization than there is for a clash of civilizations.”
Date of source: Saturday, November 5, 2005 to Friday, November 11, 2005
The author argues that the Saudi Wahābīs are using their petrodollars to propagate Islam as a religion of violence and extremism, and not one of science, modern technology and innovation.
Date of source: Sunday, October 30, 2005
A discussion about Tariq Ramadān, his roots and ideology.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Hassānī Fahmī Hassānī, 45, is alleged to have regained his sight on Layla al-Qadr, after 18 years of being blind.
Date of source: Sunday, October 30, 2005
During the weekend "Discovering Islam in Ramadān” in the framework of the "Inculturation Training” offered by CAWU, eight European volunteers met with AWR translator ‘Amr al-Misrī on liberal Islam. Former AWR translator Amānī ‘Āsim introduced them to the spirit of Ramadān, which she said was the...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
A large number of continuities can be found in beliefs and traditions in Egypt dating back to Pharaonic times, and to understand Sufism, Jamāl al-Ghitānī argues that one must understand Egypt’s past.