Date of source: Friday, February 6, 2004
The article reports about the current attitudes of the Gama’a Al-Islamiya towards the
issues of democracy, Hedud [Sharia-based penalties and parliamentary council. The article is
based on the latest ideological revision carried out by the Gama’a which were included in the
book “Nahr Al-Zekrayat…...
Date of source: Sunday, February 8, 2004
The article investigates the problems that flare up
occasionally over the land the Coptic Church owns along the Cairo-Suez road [Patmos Land]. Al-
Arabi interviewed Pope Shenouda. Many Christian men of religion witnessed the interview, which
took place in the Papal residence. The author explains...
Date of source: Sunday, February 8, 2004
The article is about a book titled “Al-Kosheh…Al-Haqeqa Al-Gha’eba” [Al- Kosheh…The Hidden Truth] by Dr. William Wissa. The author, in his book, narrates the first incidents of al-Kosheh in 1998 and the second ones in late 1999. Wissa reviewed in detail how the authorities, government institutions...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2004
The article is an
interview with Samir Marcos, a [Coptic] social researcher and political thinker. Marcos present
his views on a number of important issues such as renewal of the religious discourse, the status
of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the establishment of religious political parties.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2004
The article is an interview with Dr. Ali Al-Samman, the Deputy of the Permanent Committee for
Inter-Religious Dialogue. Issues discussed in the interview include
inter-religious dialogue,
acts of violence, extremism, the relation between the Arab World and the West.
Date of source: Saturday, February 7, 2004
Ezzat Al-Sa’dani writes an introduction about Alija
lzetbegovic, the former president of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic. Although he was not
Arabic, he was a perfect example of a Muslim.
Alija lzetbegovic was the only person who
presented Islam through the language understood, known, spoken...
Date of source: Monday, February 9, 2004
The article is about a sheikh [Muslim cleric] who seduces widows and
divorced women and has illicit relationships with many of them.
Date of source:
Sheikh
Youssef El Badry caused a storm by sending a court usher [mahdar] to the head of Radio and
Television Union, and actor and talk show host Samir Sabri because of a television talk show,
Heza Al-Masa’ [This Evening] that discussed the issue of female genital mutilation [FGM]. Among
the...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Refuting Islam’s association with terrorism, Minister of Endowments Muhammad Zaqzouq
explained that terrorism contradicts the tolerant principles of Islam. He also pointed out that
it is unfair to generalize and make accusation against a fifth of the world’s population as a
result of the foolish...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2004
The article discusses the image of Islam and Muslims in Western educational curricula. The
author explains that Western curricula depict a negative stereotypical picture of Islam and
Muslims.