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In its recent book “Islam and the challenges of the 21st century,” the Gama?a Islāmīyah critiques the theory that confrontation should take place between Muslims and Christians, and East and the West. The Gama?a responded to those propagating this theory and asked Muslims not to consider any human...
Date of source: Monday, January 13, 2003
The author reviews two books about the issue of apostacy which has been discussed extensively. The first book is titled ?Al-Sawa?ek al-elaheya fi al-rad ala al-Wahabiya? [Divine thunders in answering the Wahhābī movement] which is one hundred years old, while the second book is titled “la ikrah fi...
Date of source: Monday, November 13, 2006
A critique of a number of articles published on the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group’s website, deeming individuals or institutions to be kāfir.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
After
Mahmūd ‘Āmir’s attacks on the Shī‘ah, Dr. Ahmad Rāsim al-
Nafīs responds, rejecting ‘Āmir’s attacks and suppositions. [AWR reviewer: Dr.
Rāsim is a former Muslim Brotherhood member who adopted Shī‘ah beliefs in the mid
eighties.]
Date of source: Sunday, October 29, 2006
In his article, Majdī Khalīl stresses the Arab and Islamic world’s need of the West. He questions contemporary Islam and Muslims in the light of some of the world’s thinkers. Khalīl highlights the compelling need for the Arabic and Islamic countries to cooperate with the different West to lead to...
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The author presents some contributions from Jewish, Christian and Muslim
intellectuals on the relationship between the mind and the interpretation of religious texts.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The review discusses the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hasan al-Bannā, the founder and first guide of the Muslim Brotherhood organization, and counterarguments that al-Bannā was not angry about the 1940s assassination of Judge al- Khāzindār. It also describes the parliamentary battle between...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Coptic writer Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá
comments on the affirmation of the conviction conference that was held in Fayyūm a few days ago,
saying
that it aimed at judging the reformists who call for developing the church.
Date of source: Friday, October 6, 2006
A new Islamic satellite channel
launched five
months ago is said to be successful with the people, but is also criticized by scholars for promoting
extremist salafist ideas.
Date of source: Saturday, October 7, 2006 to Friday, October 13, 2006
The author of the article,
Dr. Muná Abū Sinná, explains the reasons
behind the backwardness of the Muslim world. According to Dr.
Abū Sinná, Muslims’ rejection of logic
and reason for finding the meanings of religious texts is one
of the major reasons behind this
backwardness.