Date of source: Friday, October 27, 2006
After the strong controversy
surrounding the offensive Danish cartoons, a Danish court declares the responsible paper innocent, which aroused
the anger of Islamic organizations in Denmark.
Date of source: Sunday, October 29, 2006
This article discusses the advice and guidance sessions that used to be held when Christian girls made a decision to convert to Islam and marry Muslim men. Although these sessions were not perfect, they defused many of the heated issues surrounding such conversions.
Date of source: Sunday, October 29, 2006
The author of the article warns about the passivity of the majority of
Egyptians and the ensuing consequences of fearing to voice their own views.
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2006
This article presumes that Bishop Bīshūy’s aggressive attitude
is due to the oppression that he was previously subject to.
Date of source: Monday, October 23, 2006
The review deals with the various reactions on al-Ghad weekly supplement entitled “the worst ten figures in Islamic history. Muslim scholars and intellectuals’ opinions are displayed, together with al-Ghad members and leaders’ opinions.
Date of source: Thursday, October 19, 2006
A critique of a member of the ’Kifāyah’ movement for showing intolerance towards press criticism.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The review discusses the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hasan al-Bannā, the founder and first guide of the Muslim Brotherhood organization, and counterarguments that al-Bannā was not angry about the 1940s assassination of Judge al- Khāzindār. It also describes the parliamentary battle between...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
The niqāb is stirring controversy in different parts of the World. An Egyptian university professor is to be sued for criticizing it; the Egyptian muftī advises that women don’t wear it and students wearing it will be barred from accessing a university hostel. In Western countries it is regarded as...
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2006
Majdī Khalīl mentions some of the situations where Muslims have attacked Christians, Jews and the West and questions who should apology to whom over such incidents.
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2006
The last two years witnessed increasing Western attacks on Islam. Muslim reactions, however, in many cases Muslims violent reactions, enforced the negative image of Islam. Nevertheless, some Muslim intellectuals called for peaceful reactions through changing the violent image of Islam by showing...