Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Yvonne Ridley is a 48-year-old British journalist best known for her capture by the Tālibān and subsequent conversion to Islām. After she was released, Ridley spoke to the Western press about the Tālibān’s treatment of women and the respect she received from her captors.
Date of source: Monday, December 11, 2006
The author comments on Pope Benedicts XVI’s controversial statement while making extreme statements about the nature of Islam.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Al-Zawāhirī discusses the conflict
between Islām and atheism and the current circumstances that the Arab region is experiencing in a new video tape.
Date of source: Monday, December 25, 2006
A fatwá issued by the British
Muslim Forum considers Muslim soldiers who are killed in Iraq and Afghanistan as ’martyrs,’ provoked an
outcry amongst the British Muslim community.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
The author rejects enforcing political
systems that early Muslims
followed in contemporary society because this could prevent the country from
modernizing. He paints a fanciful
picture of how society would be if such political systems were applied.
Date of source: Saturday, December 16, 2006
Husām Suwaylam writes about the declarations
made by General John Abizaid that the world will face a third
World War if the growing Islamic extremism is
not controlled.
Date of source: Friday, December 8, 2006
Sāmih Fawzī writes about Takfīr and Rose al- Yūsuf, questioning the role of the Islamic Research Academy. Fawzī highlights the phenomena of recorded tapes that put national unity under threat as they encourage religious discrimination and call for supporting mujāhids.
Date of source: Thursday, November 30, 2006
The tenth World Conference of Islamic Youth recommended adopting an Islamic strategy for the renewal of schools and universities’ curriculum to cope with renewed religious discourse and respond to the suspicions raised against Islām.
Date of source: Monday, December 4, 2006
The
article talks about a member of
al-Qa‘īdah who spies for European intelligence. This double agent
gives a detailed
picture and secret information about what happens inside the al-Qa‘īdah camps,
as well as
information on Ūsāmah Bin Lādin and his men.
Date of source:
The Taliban ruling Afghanistan denied recent reports about its agreement to exchange two
Americans, who were accused, with another six aid workers, of Christian missionary activity in Afghanistan,
for
Omar Abdel Rah...