Date of source: Friday, February 25, 2005
President of the Azhar University, Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib discussed with a delegation from the Chinese Ministry of Religious Affairs the possible ways to boost mutual scientific and cultural cooperation between the Azhar University and the Chinese Ministry. The Chinese delegation included a number of...
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2005
A press conference was convened on Tuesday 16, February, for Armanius’ family that lost four of its members in an offensive accident discovered on 14, January 2005. The US Coptic Organization, in the presence of representatives from different American and international human rights organizations...
Date of source: Saturday, February 19, 2005
Michael Munīr, who was born in al-Minyā in 1968, emigrated to the US in 1990, chooses his words carefully and loves exaggerative statements. His statements give the impression that Egypt is ruled by a gang that slaughters, kidnaps, and steals from Copts. His statements also imply that Egypt needs...
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2005
Jurisprudence in Canada, a country that prides itself for its progressive human rights positions, took a hit in December when former Attorney General Marion Boyd released her long- awaited report on the permissibility of sharīca law under the Arbitration Act of the Province of Ontario. To the...
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2005
The establishment of the first Islamic media center in Holland signals a new era in Islamic activism in the West in general and in Holland in particular.
The members in the center include all Islamic organizations in the West and a number of important writers and media people in Europe who are...
Date of source: Friday, February 18, 2005
The Islamic Research Institute at al-Azhar issued a decree banning the circulation of a book called “al-Furqān al-Haqq” [The True Proof], which is considered as the forged American alternative to the Holy Qur’ān. This decision aims at protecting the Qur’ān from being altered or forged.
Date of source: Monday, February 21, 2005
A seminar about translating the vocabulary of the Holy Qur’ān was held in Cairo University headed by Dr ‘Alī ‘Abd al-Rahman. After 11th September, translation by the Western orientalists often included omission of our verses and our Arab identity.
Date of source: Friday, February 18, 2005
The first stage of the West’s struggle against the non-Western civilizations ended with breaking the thorn of both the Islamic and Chinese civilizations.
The second stage is characterized by containing these non-Western civilizations, which have managed to modernize their reality, meanwhile...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 16, 2005
The Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) warned against the exploitation of peoples’ calamities. This has been practiced by the international preaching missions, especially the American missions that have started to take advantage of wars and human tragedies. Preaching expeditions are not...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 22, 2005
A series of lectures organized by the National Institute for Women, headed by Dr. Jābir ‘Asfour, tackled the issue of discrimination against women in religious discourse. cAsfour said that it is important to spread correct religious culture and Islamic teachings that are compatible with the modern...