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20. An American scholar: Neither Ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab, Hasan al-Banna, nor Sayyid Qutb have anything to do with religious extremism
Date of source: Monday, December 25, 2006
The article is an interview with Natana J. DeLong-Bas. She is a senior research assistant at the Center for Muslim- Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. The interview sheds light on her book ‘Wahhabi Islām: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihād.’ The book presents...
17. In the aftermath of the AUC president’s decision to remove Islamic contents from textbooks… The Azhar’s guardianship over the AUC
Date of source: Thursday, May 4, 2006
A few days ago, the president of the American University in Cairo (AUC), David Arnold, decided to remove Islamic and Arabic contents from a number of AUC textbooks, including syllabi in Islamic history, Arabic literature and social sciences. A large number of the university’s staff has...
82. Usama Bin Ladin: Worst symbol of Wahhabi Islam
Date of source: Friday, April 7, 2006
Despite having been banned by the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy, Natana J. Delong-Bas’s ‘Wahhabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad’ has received massive support from the Saudi government. Hanān Sulaymān provides a book review.
54. Wahabi Islam sparks controversy at the Azhar
Date of source: Thursday, January 26, 2006
The decision of the muftī of the republic, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a to allow the controversial Wahabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad, by Natana J. De Long-Bas into Egypt has provoked dispute among members of the Islamic Research Academy, who had previously announced their disapproval of the...
3. American University in Cairo: Grand imam did not read banned book
Date of source: Thursday, November 17, 2005
Head of the publishing department at the AUC, Nabīla ‘Aql, argues that the grand imām of the Azhar did not read the book he banned, Wahhabi Islam... From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad by American writer, Natana De Long-Bas, prior to issuing the ban.
2. The Grand Imam: 15,000 American books barred from Egypt
Date of source: Thursday, November 10, 2005
A few days ago, the Grand Imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī issued a decision barring 15,000 American books from the American University in Cairo.
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