Date of source: Friday, October 6, 2006
Al-Wafd newspaper interviews Islamic preacher Khalīd al-
Jindī,
who rejects claims that he is one of a group of modern Islamic preachers because he wears western
dress.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Ākhir Sā‘ah interviews Dr.
Talāl ‘Īd,
the director of the Religious Affairs Islamic Institute of Boston, about the
situation of Muslim communities
in the United States.
Date of source: Saturday, October 7, 2006 to Friday, October 13, 2006
The author of the
article, Mustafá Bayyūmī, provides a literary analysis of
some of Najīb Mahfūz’s works,
highlighting the great writer’s allusions to the companions of
the Prophet Muhammad in most of his
writings.
Date of source: Friday, October 6, 2006
The author
explains
why he does not think that the Shī‘ah madhab [Editor: school of thought or
religious
jurisprudence] deserves an equal place with the Sunnī madhab.
Date of source: Saturday, September 30, 2006
Last week two mosques in south
and north-west France were attacked
by vandals, who daubed the walls with scrawled swastikas and racist
slogans. French Interior Minister Nikolas
Sarkozy condemned the vandalism, noting that attacks on places of
worship are intolerable. The minister called on...
Date of source: Friday, September 29, 2006
In this article in the series, the author draws upon the writings of Hasan al-Bannā and his assertion that Arab unity is central to Islamic unity.
Date of source: Friday, September 29, 2006
The Netherlands’ ambassador to Cairo met the Grand Imām of the Azhar to
express his country’s desire to learn more about true Islam.
Date of source: Friday, September 29, 2006
The pope’s recent declarations have embarrassed Arab Catholics living in the Islamic world. Western countries have different stands on Islam, particularly in Europe, according to the historical and ethnic experiences of each country.
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006
From Rasputin to Bin Lādin, religion has always had a role in politics and in political plans. The following text depicts biographies of a number of people whose religious engagements played a role in their political life.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 26, 2006
British police have raided a number of Islamic schools, which the
government said are
suspected training camps for young Islamic extremists. Amongst these schools was al-
Jam‘īyah
al-Islāmīyah [Reviewer: Islamic Association] School at Mark Cross, whose
imām, Bilāl
Pātīl, admitted that jailed...