Date of source: Monday, November 20, 2006
Ikrām Lam‘ī refers to the contradiction of the political agenda of
Islamist groups in Egypt, who reject a religious president like George Bush, and hail the return of the
secular Democratic
Party.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 30, 2006
‘Alā’ Bayyūmī
discusses Walter Russell
Mead’s article ’God’s country,’ published in September 2006 by the Foreign Affairs
magazine of
the Council on Foreign Relations.
Date of source: Saturday, August 12, 2006 to Friday, August 18, 2006
The article discusses the belief rampant in extremist circles in the US and
Europe about the end-of-the-world battle of Armageddon. Many voices consider the Israeli war in southern
Lebanon to
be the final confrontation between the forces of good and evil.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
A book about Christian Zionism that is essential for the understanding of the religious dimensions of American support for Israel.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 26, 2006
The authors
criticize the silence of key religious institutions in Egypt over recent events in Lebanon.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Martin Accad argues that there are many misunderstandings about certain realities in the Middle East, the first of which has to do with the use of the term "terrorist." He also discusses apocalyptic forms of Islam and Christianity, and how people can help the situation.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
The article deals with religious reform in the Arab
world as a first step on the road to
progress amidst formidable problems concerning national income, unemployment,
poverty, illiteracy and lack
of basic education for children.
Date of source: Monday, May 22, 2006
Salāma continues his review of a German congress about the dialogue of
cultures, and more
specifically, about the separation of state and religion and the role of religion in
democracy.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The
author speaks in this article about a
religious revival in Germany and the relationship between the
secularist society there and religious
institutions.
Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2006
Relations between the Anglican church and some Jews are strained after a vote in the Church of England’s General Synod concerning investment in companies profiting from Israel’s illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories, in particular Caterpillar Inc., an American machinery company.