Date of source: Thursday, July 29, 2004
Announcement of Chinese-American students who will be working on a short film about AWR and plans to establish a Center for Arab-West Understanding.
Date of source: Saturday, June 12, 2004
“Orientalism” is a field of
research conducted by the West in modern times, especially in the last two centuries during the
colonial era and the era of liberation. This kind of research discloses more about the mentality
of the researcher than the topic researched. Orientalism focuses its study...
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2004
Last week’s conference held by the Ibn Khaldoun Center
for Development Studies on "Islam and reform" has triggered a deep crisis between the Center and
Grand Imam of the Azhar Sheikh Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi following his remarks hitting at the
conference.
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2004
Young researcher Hussam Tamam said in one of the most
significant studies on the international Muslim Brotherhood that the organization is heading
towards a comprehensive collapse due to a number of blows it has recently received.
Al-Usboa
newspaper reviews the research.
- See art. 19: US's...
Date of source: Saturday, June 12, 2004
The new Orientalism now uses mainly anthropological methods in interpreting classical
texts, and employs sociological methods in interpreting contemporary phenomenon. We lack access
to Western studies of classical topics as well as contemporary issues. However severely we
criticize what others...
Date of source: Sunday, October 17, 2004
The heated
controversy in Egypt over the statements of the writer Usama Anwar Okasha has been escalated. In
a press article, Okasha attacked the Companion of the Prophet Amr Ibn Al-‘As and made some
accusations against him, which some people considered an insult to Amr Ibn Al-‘As.
- See art. 7...
Date of source: Saturday, June 12, 2004
The article is a sarcastic criticism of the latest statement of Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim in which
Dr. Ibrahim warned Arab masses that standing helpless before tyrant regimes will lead to military
invasion of their countries.
Date of source: Saturday, October 23, 2004
The Grand Imam of the Azhar, Sheikh Muhammad Sayed Tantawi, came under a suspicious attack on the part of some sheikhs and newspapers in the Gulf, a matter that raised several questions over the true purpose behind this collective attack and whoever stands behind it.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Jizya is an issue that needs to be discussed and
decided upon by religious scholars once and for all. It is unbelievable in this day and age that
some people still advocate taking Jizya from non-Muslims and humiliating them in the process.
Fortunately, some prominent scholars have taken the...
Date of source: Monday, June 14, 2004
Under the pretext of commemorating the twelfth anniversary of Farag Foda’s assassination at the hands of members of Islamic groups, members of the Egyptian Association for Enlightenment, headed by Saad Eddin Ibrahim, launched a fierce attack on the July Revolution and attacked religion [Islam] and...