Date of source: Thursday, February 2, 2006
Egyptian Interior Minister, Habīb al-‘Ādlī speaks out on a number of controversial issues, including the surprise win of Hamās in the Palestinian parliamentary elections, claims about the deaths of 19 detainees in Egyptian prisons and the increasing role of the Muslim Brotherhood on the political...
Date of source: Sunday, February 5, 2006
President of the U.S. Copts Association, Michael Munīr, has been severely criticized over his recent visit to Egypt and his meeting with a number of top officials. A number of expatriate Coptic activists have seen Munīr’s visit as "an act of betrayal of the Coptic cause.” Others have regarded the...
Date of source: Sunday, February 5, 2006
In an interview with al-‘Arabī, 38-year-old Coptic activist Michael Munīr asserts that he will continue fighting for Coptic rights.
Date of source: Thursday, February 2, 2006
The author writes about high-level talks between Egypt and Sudan following the deadly catastrophe in Cairo in which 27 were killed.
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006
Dutch authorities have recently opened special prisons for Muslim fundamentalists for fear that they might influence their fellow prisoners.
Date of source: Sunday, February 5, 2006
William al-Mirrī presents two different explanations for the growing influence of Islamic movements in the Arab world.
Date of source: Sunday, February 5, 2006
Al-Ahrām Center for Political and Strategic Studies has recently published the first issue of the Guide to Islamic Movements in the World, which provides a thorough analysis of the increasing popularity of Islamic movements and ideas around the world.
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006 to Friday, February 10, 2006
The author explains the negative consequences of the Islamic National Front’s rule of Sudan, which started in 1989, and continued for 15 years. He states that the front spread terrorism, oppression and violations of human rights all over Sudan.
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006 to Friday, February 10, 2006
‘Isām‘Abd al-‘Azīz, the author, explains that studies, research and articles produced by American think tanks about Islamic movement in the Arab world are very biased. He argues that most of the problems facing American policies in the Middle East can be partly attributed to defects in American...
Date of source: Thursday, February 2, 2006
The director of the Ibn Khaldoun Center for Strategic Studies, Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm, lashed out at political Islam movements. He blames them for their illiberal approach, which he thinks dominates the Arab world at the present time, but supports an increase in their status so long as they are...