Date of source: Saturday, October 1, 2005
An article in response to Muslims who gloated over U.S.’s misfortunes. One of the ancient scholars of Islam, Abu Hāmid al-Ghazālī, said gloating is the most extreme form of envy, for it breeds a venomous hatred of others. Envy is unequivocally prohibited in Islam.
Date of source: Friday, September 30, 2005
Memories of Rev. Dr. Otto Meinardus.
Date of source: Sunday, October 2, 2005
Michael Munīr, head of the US Copts Association, denied statements purportedly made by Abādīr that he "would spur the United States to intervene, no matter whether Egypt was burned down, because the Copts were exterminated and forced to convert to Islam; and the issue will be referred to the UN.”
Date of source: Friday, September 30, 2005
The Coptic Orthodox Church objects to the second international conference of the U.S. Copts Association scheduled for October 12 in Washington.
Date of source: Monday, October 3, 2005
Copts abroad are also alleging that Christian girls are kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam, forgetting that Egyptian law criminalizes the act of harassing women in public. Egypt is not Chicago nor is it a barbaric society ruled by whims. In Egypt, any man would rush to the aid of a woman,...
Date of source: Monday, October 3, 2005
In an interview with Sawt al-Umma, ‘Adlī Abādīr responds to accusations of inciting sectarian strife, receiving foreign funds and working against Egypt’s national interests.
Date of source: Friday, September 30, 2005
French Foreign Minister, Philip Douste-Blazy, met yesterday with the Grand Imām of the Azhar, Dr. Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, and affirmed his country’s desire to promote bilateral cooperation with the Azhar.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 4, 2005
With Russia joining the Islamic Conference Organization, Muslims can now expect to lead a better life there. Though the Chechen problem still exists, it now has a better chance to be settled.
Date of source: Monday, October 3, 2005
The wife of the leader of the banned Egyptian Islamic group al-Jamā‘a al-Islāmīya, Dr. ‘Umar ‘Abd al-Rahmān, who is serving a life sentence in U.S. jails, says that her husband’s health is deteriorating due to lack of medical care in U.S. prisons.
Date of source: Monday, October 3, 2005
The Dutch government approved a proposal by Immigration and Integration Minister Rita Verdonk to deport convicted immigrants from the Netherlands to their countries of origin.