Date of source: Tuesday, April 1, 2003
The Grand Imam of the Azhar notified the minister of information and the head of the board of trustees of the Radio and Television Union that the TV program presented by Sheikh Muhammad Hidaya lacks true information and does not help in spreading tolerant Islamic culture. He demanded that the...
Date of source: Sunday, March 23, 2003
A criticism of the religious media and the superficial information it introduces to people.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 4, 2003
Those who consider bank profits for deposits unlawful are mistaken and those who considered them lawful failed to present a sound reasoning. This is due to the fact that the two groups lack knowledge about the circumstances that accompanied the appearance of profits.
Date of source: Saturday, January 18, 2003
The British Charity Committee accuses Abu-Hamza Al-Misri, leader of the Ansar Al-Shari’a [advocates of the Islamic law] group, of turning the mosque where he preaches into a center for extremists. Al-Misri says he will resist plans aiming to dismiss him from being the imam of the mosque.
Date of source: Sunday, January 12, 2003
The Dutch People´s Party for Freedom and Democracy [VVD] demands that the flow of incoming imams for mosques in The Netherlands from Islamic countries be halted, starting in the year 2007. It also demands to forbid giving work permits for imams coming from outside the country.
Date of source: Friday, March 23, 2007
In al-Musawwar magazine’sinterview with the grand Shaykh of the Azhar, Sayyid Muhammad Ṭanṭāwī, Shaykh Ṭanṭāwī expressed his opinion and attitude on all the issues on the Arab and Islamic scenes.
Date of source: Thursday, July 21, 2005
Muslims living in western communities need a policy that guarantees their social integration, especially now that racial and religious diversity are to be part of the fabric of Europe in the future. However, Muslims are aware that they are not welcome in societies that are rife with racism and...
Date of source: Thursday, July 21, 2005
Have the 7/7 blasts in London undermined the diligent efforts of Muslims living in western communities to mingle with the natives, abandon underground mosques and disprove that Islam is synonymous to terrorism? After 4 years of struggling since 9/11 have their efforts come to nothing?
Date of source: Saturday, July 23, 2005
A hundred years after Imām Muhammad ‘Abduh’s death we are invited once again to think about reform and the limitations of fundamentalist rhetoric.
Date of source: Monday, July 25, 2005
Dr. Hamdī Zaqzuq, Minister of Endowments [Awqāf] has warned that any preacher discovered participating in demonstrations will be punished. During his meeting with the Islamic World Youth he said that the job of preachers is to provide lessons and teachings, not to participate in demonstrations and...