Date of source: Sunday, April 4, 2004
I
conducted this interview with Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim almost two months ago, but it was not
complete. The atmosphere was very tense because he considered the questions a sort of an insult
to him. Dr. Ibrahim calls for freedom and democracy all the time, so how can he get angry at a
question,...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 28, 2004
I just wanted to relate
to you how useful AWR is proving to be. The reports have provided me with extremely useful
information to use in my thesis. The recent additions of the internet links are a great bonus. I
also like the new motif. It seems that things are going well so I wish you and...
Date of source: Thursday, April 29, 2004
I have been
lately assigned the post of Vice President of the newly established Egyptian National Council for
Human Rights. It is one of the most challenging and time-consuming responsibilities. Discharging
said responsibilities is compelling me to give up many other commitments that I had made...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 28, 2004
First of all, let me express our sincere gratitude for your Editor-in-Chief, Drs Cornelis Hulsman, for his excellent work in organizing our historical visit, the first official Christian delegation from China to Egypt, from 26th March till 4th April 2004. We feel that your Center is extremely...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 30, 2004
The author of this article strongly opposes the article published in the
last issue in which Dr. Hassan Hefni called for forming political parties based on religion.
According to the author of this article, forming political parties based on religion is a
dangerous call that leads to the...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Al-Qahera’s article “The middle stream in the Brotherhood calls for
dissolving the group,” published March 16, 2004 mentioned, that there are some members of the
Brotherhood who are calling for the dissolution of the group. That is not true. This great group
is not owned by any certain person,...
Date of source: Saturday, May 22, 2004
Double standards; Dr. Muhammad Emara, who often criticizes Western writers for highlighting extremism in Islam because this does not represent true Islam, is highlighting extremism of the Jewish Kach movement.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 14, 2004
There’s no question that the Bible is at the very center of conservative Christianity in America and the Qur’an is at the very center of conservative Islam in much of the Islamic world. A comparison. This is an opinion article. Readers are invited to respond! Revd. Dr. Jeff Adams, Independent...
Date of source: Sunday, May 16, 2004
Response of Dr. Jeff Adams, member
of the AWR board of advisors. He is convinced Drs. Hulsman’s article makes some very good points.
Dr. Adams rejects that many Christians have lifted passages from the Qur’an and used them as the
basis for anti-Islamic statements. The same technique is used by...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Intellectuals opposed the idea of forming a political party based on religion.
We
reject the Muslim Brotherhood initiative [for political reform] because it was issued by an
illegal group. The Muslim Brotherhood has remained in political life by force, and violence
constitutes a great part of...