Date of source: Thursday, November 17, 2005
An update on the court proceedings concerning the controversy over a play put on by a Coptic church, which allegedly insults Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 16, 2005
The author criticizes the externalization of the Copts’ problems and provides a guide for solving these problems. He also discusses the issue of the renovation of churches and the reforms made by the present government in this matter.
Date of source: Friday, November 18, 2005
In response to the U.S. State Department report citing discrimination against the approximately 700,000 Shiites in Egypt, the author reviews the situation of Shiites in Egypt and Sunni-Shiite relations in general.
Date of source: Sunday, November 20, 2005
The author reports on a seminar on the problems facing democratic change and the involvement of religion in politics.
Date of source: Friday, November 18, 2005
The article seeks to define jihād and dispel common misconceptions in the West about the concept, using the arguments of German orientalist Sigrid Hunke.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 21, 2005
A review of the election coverage, with a special emphasis on the Muslim Brotherhood and possible implications of their potential rise to power.
Date of source: Saturday, November 19, 2005 to Friday, November 25, 2005
After repeated warnings to no avail, the Islamic Research Academy is preparing to close down the first print house because of its mistakes and misprints in the printing of the holy Qur’ān.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 22, 2005
The author looks at various reasons for the growing number of women and girls who choose to wear the headscarf. He is critical of those who wear the headscarf for reasons other than piety and faith.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 22, 2005
A scathing criticism of political Islam, providing alternative ways of addressing the intellectual crisis of the Islamic world.
Date of source: Saturday, November 19, 2005
The article discusses the phenomenon of business in the name of Islam and cites prominent Muslim scholar, Dr. Ahmad ‘Umar Hāshim’s theological arguments on the matter.