Date of source: Wednesday, July 13, 2005
It was a gruesome crime that was suppressed simply because the victims were Muslims. During its tenth anniversary last Monday, the preliminary figures for numbers of victims were revealed; 8106 according to Amor Masovic, head of the Muslim Commission for Missing Persons
Date of source: Sunday, July 17, 2005
The Dutch Interior Minister Remkes stated that there are 20 extremist groups in the Netherlands. They count hundreds of members – including women and people of Dutch origin that have converted to Islam – who are liable to use violence.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Muhammad Bouwīrī, a Dutch-born dual Moroccan-Dutch citizen, who is accused of murdering Theo Van Gogh, confessed to killing the Dutch filmmaker in the Amsterdam Court last Tuesday.
Date of source: Monday, July 18, 2005
In the aftermath of the London blasts and the murder of the Egyptian ambassador to Iraq, Dr. Ihāb al-Sharīf, we need to take positive steps to guarantee that no more terrorist attacks will occur.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Before, the British only knew Muslims as people whom they governed. Today they are living in British cities alongside locals. It is important to note that while Christians in Lebanon are native citizens, Muslims in Britain have come from foreign countries and are not yet completely assimilated....
Date of source: Friday, July 15, 2005
"We know these people act in the name of Islam but we also know the vast and overwhelming majority of Muslims here and abroad are decent and law-abiding people who abhor this act of terrorism"[http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,12780,1523867,00.html], said Tony Blair in his statement...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 13, 2005
The London bombings brought back phrases like “Arab Terrorism” and “Islamic Terrorism” to the International arena. The message was obviously directed at the Arab and Islamic world, even though Toni Blair’s speech and the address from the UN Security Council did not say that explicitly.
Date of source: Sunday, July 17, 2005
Terrorism usually comes like a bolt from the blue, but not so the explosions in London. Some British Islamist leaders have been warning for months that such violence was imminent.
Date of source: Monday, July 11, 2005
News of the inauguration of the first female priest in France yet adds to the shock waves sent to Egypt’s Orthodox Church from the West, after past announcements on the ordainment of a homosexual priest, the sanctioning of same-sex marriage and late Pope John Paul II’s statements exculpating the...
Date of source: Saturday, July 9, 2005 to Friday, July 15, 2005
News have been circulated that the Coptic Orthodox Church called for launching two satellite Channels. The pressure of expatriate Copts as well as their funding is forcing the Church to pursue such endeavor. [Similar news item was published by al-Maydān on July 7, 2005, p.16]