Date of source: Tuesday, January 13, 2004
The article is an
interview with Dr. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi, former dean of the faculty of Usul Al-Deen [fundamentals
of religion] of the Azhar University and member of Islamic Research Institute. The interview
focuses on the report titled “Renewal of religious discourse” released by the Religious...
Date of source: Friday, January 2, 2004
The article is a letter sent to Al-Musawwar by Samir Haleem Mansour, member of Truth Seekers Group in Canada. He comments on the interview the magazine had with Pope Shenouda on the occasion of his 80th birthday. He disagrees with the pope concerning his opinions about voting, Father Matta Al-...
Date of source: Friday, January 9, 2004
The article is
an interview with Pope Shenouda III. He comments on many issues including the alleged patriarch
Habil Said, the phenomenon of religious stickers,
Jews’ occupation of Arab lands and the
Iraqi crisis.
Date of source: Monday, January 12, 2004
The author stresses the importance of dialogue between civilizations and cultures,
believing it is a top priority in today’s world. He argues that no one civilization can have
privilege and the world cannot become a single community in which all civilizations and cultures
melt in the cast of a...
Date of source: Sunday, January 11, 2004
The author comments on the statement of the Israeli Abraham Borge that the conflict taking place
in the Middle East is between the Islamic Arab civilization and the Judeo-Christian civilization
over the possession of a land of great importance. The author wrote that Judaism and Christianity
are...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 13, 2004
The article centers on questions raised by President Bush in which he wondered about
the reason for hatred against America. A committee affiliated to the American congress issued a
eighty-page report about the black image of America in the Muslim world. The report explained
that the crisis...
Date of source: Saturday, January 3, 2004
Dr. W. Reiss responded to the summary of Dr. Al-Awa’s article on religious textbooks in AWR,
2003, week 52, art. 27
Date of source: Friday, January 9, 2004
Islamic
organizations and others involved in advocating equality criticized the statement of well-known
British media commentator Robert Kilroy-Silk, 61, in which he said that Arabs offered nothing to
human civilization and that their name is linked to suicide operations and the abuse of women.
Date of source: Thursday, January 8, 2004
The
article is an interview with Dr. Muhammad Abu Leila, head of the department of Islamic studies
and English Literature at the Faculty of Languages and Translation of the Azhar University. He
comments on the dimensions and consequences of the Western and American war against Islam and
Muslims...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 13, 2004
For four concessive weeks, the issue of prohibiting wearing the hijab in French schools
occupied the Arabic press. Tens of articles have been published as to elucidate Chirac’s decision
from different aspects. On the one hand, few writers believe such decision is a French domestic
subject that...