Date of source: Wednesday, October 20, 2004
The book, Islam and Dialogue written by Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq and translated by Dr. Mustafa Maher, discusses the idea of reform as an Islamic duty that should be reached through ijtihad and reason, and not just by replicating historical incidents.
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2004
The battles that Dr. Bint Al-Shate` waged against Dr. Mustafa Mahmoud in the late 1970’s were the fiercest ones fought over the issue of the scientific miracles of the Qur’an. This came at a time when this trend was in its infancy, and had not yet developed into the mega-industry that it has become...
Date of source: Saturday, October 23, 2004
Banks are all the same, regardless whether they carry the name Islamic or not. They all work in accordance with a worldwide banking system. A study conducted by a group of professors and think-tanks from the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) held that the so-called Islamic banks are...
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2004
Though the number of Muslims in Russia exceeds 20 millions, mostly living in the capital Moscow, they are facing many problems. Such problems, however, had not been a bar to many followers of other religions to embrace Islam.
Yelena Vladimir, 22, was the latest person who has embraced Islam.
Date of source: Friday, October 15, 2004
In reply to questions posed by AUC students, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, reaffirmed his fatwa that bank profits are legal in Islam (Halal), wether the interest rate is fixed or changeable according to profit and loss accounts. He added that he deposits his own money at a...
Date of source: Saturday, October 16, 2004
October magazine questioned the minister of Awqaf, Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq, on a number of issues related to Islamic Da’wa [call to Islam] and other religious matters.
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2004
The Ibn Khaldoun Center has issued a press release attacking the Azhar and its Grand Imam as the head of the most powerful religious institution in the Muslim world.
The brazen release came in direct response to statements made by Sheikh Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi in the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Rai Al-...
Date of source: Friday, October 8, 2004
Some western mass media consider mosques and Islamic centers in Europe and the United States as "latent enemy cells.” Dr. Sherif Al-Gindi, Director of Islamic Da’wa (call to Islam) in North America, said the US interest in mosques increased after the 9/11 incidents but that was not out of an honest...
Date of source: Friday, October 8, 2004
The propaganda war waged against Islam in Europe and the West has taken several shapes in order to attain its objectives, like intensification, repetition and exaggeration so that a news item remains a burning issue, haunts minds all the time and forms a public opinion in a way that intensifies...
Date of source: Friday, October 8, 2004
Veiled broadcasters banned from appearance on the Egyptian television screen, demanded that Dr. Mamdouh Al-Beltagi, Minister of Information, cancel the ban thus allowing them to return to work.
Broadcasters also complained of prejudices suffered from Zeynab Sweidan, head of Television, who...