Date of source: Friday, February 17, 2006
The author comments on the changed vocabulary of the Muslim Brotherhood, which has recently used the word "empowerment" instead of "participation."
Date of source: Friday, February 17, 2006
The author is interviewing a former prominent member and spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood’s international organization, who said that the group’s agenda is based on reality and new issues in the political arena.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
The author wonders who killed the murshid and founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Imām Hasan al-Bannā, the man whose ideas and organization still affect politics in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
European Union (EU) foreign policy commissioner Javier Solana had talks with Egyptian President Husnī Mubārak over ways of protecting religious symbols and beliefs as part of his efforts to defuse the crisis. During his visit to Egypt, the second leg of his tour of Arab and Muslim nations in the...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
The author wonders in this article how Egypt, which has always been a paradigm of Muslim-Christian coexistence, came down to witness modern aspects of discrimination between followers of the two faiths.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Muslim cleric Mustafa Kāmil, otherwise known as Abu Hamza al-Misrī, was sentenced by the Old Bailey Tuesday to seven years in jail after being found guilty of soliciting murder and inciting racial hatred during sermons to his followers.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
The author argues that some Muslim scholars were unfairly branded as propagating extremist ideas as far as relations between Muslims and non-Muslims are concerned. He promotes equality for Christians and Muslims, even unto presidential candidates.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
The author is questioning the practice of the Muslim Brotherhood’s followers kissing the hand of their murshid [guide]. He says Imām Hasan al-Bannā has prohibited it, but still they are observing the hand-kissing as a tradition.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Authors in several newspapers are calling for appeasement in Arab and Muslim countries over the problem of the Danish newspaper’s cartoons, though many are still furious over the cartoons. A few authors do not consider boycotting Danish products a nice solution, while others propose that an...
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006 to Friday, February 10, 2006
The author explains that disputes among Muslims are negatively affecting Islamic unity. These disputes are the result of two widespread misconceptions. The first is taqiyā and the second is the extreme sanctification of imāms.