Date of source: Saturday, January 15, 2005
The thing I liked most about Anbā Bisantī’s interview was that immense amount of candor, clarity and free expression of ideas but I was uneasy about some ideas he mentioned.
Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2005
About the same time as his predecessor last year, the sixth leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Ma’moun al-Hudaybī passed away, leaving behind a controversy around the nomination of the new leader.
Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2005
The U.S. State Department, together with the C.I.A., has finished the 2005-2006 report on the U.S. policy towards the Middle East. According to the report, the U.S. government will demand that Egypt remove all the barriers hindering the role of civil organizations.
Date of source: Saturday, January 8, 2005
“I believe the first problem is the construction of churches. What I am saying is that there must be a unified law in which the mosque and the church are equal…We are focusing on this issue and the constitution guarantees the freedom of worship. If we really want to observe and respect the...
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2005
At the request of Dr. ‘Abd al-Rahmān al- ‘Adawī, the Azhar discussed the correct understanding of the term ‘anti-Semitic’. The discussion came after the emergence of the new U.S. law on anti-Semitism.
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2005
The U.S. Department of State annual report expressed U.S. concern over the rise of anti-Semitic sentiment in the world, especially in Europe during the past few years.
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2005
Referring to Fukuyama’s article Their Target: The Modern World, in which he concluded that Muslims are against religious tolerance and secularism, I would like to forewarn of the consequences of confusing the ‘modernization of Islam’ with the ‘Western secular modernity’, which the West imposes on...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 4, 2005
In an interview with al-Qāhira, Dr. Henry Amīn, a well-known dermatologist and a member of the Permanent Committee of Islamic and Coptic Antiquities, calls for the separation of Coptic Antiquities.
Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2005
In a message to Pope Shenouda, Jamāl Ascad highlights the mistakes of the Orthodox Church in handling the recent sectarian incidents.
Date of source: Saturday, December 29, 2001
Some of the directors of the Islamic institutions in Britain criticized the British government for not controlling the activities of the extremist imams who encourage young people, in the name of jihad, to rebel against the society in which they live and to participate in violent activities. For...