Date of source: Thursday, August 7, 2003
Dr. Fou´ad Zakariya, a professor of Philosophy, suggested secularism as a substitute for Islamic thinking, stressing that it is the solution for the intellectual rigidity Muslims suffer from. The author approaches a group of Muslim scholars of religion for comments, they all object to this opinion...
Date of source: Sunday, August 3, 2003
The author believes that no complete separation can take place between politics and religion. The relation between the two takes on many forms. If this relation takes on the right form, things will go well.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 5, 2003
The writers report on the viewpoint of religious scholars concerning the fatwa of the Grand Imam, which permits loyalty to non-Muslims on the condition that they show real friendship and cooperation to Muslims.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 29, 2003
The author comments on the hudood [limits imposed by God, and is usually used to refer to the punishments laid down in the Qur´an for specific crimes such as theft and adultery] of the Shari´a. He tries to answer the question of whether Egypt is close to their implementation or not.
Date of source: Friday, July 11, 2003
The article is an interview with Islamic thinker Gawdat Sa´id. He said that Muslims have been defeated more than once because they did not benefit from history. He added that compulsion has been rooted in the Islamic nation [umma] long ago. It is this compulsion that generated violence and...
Date of source: Saturday, June 14, 2003
Translation but not mentioned if summarized or not. Could it be a summarized translation?
Date of source: Friday, May 30, 2003
Islamic thinker Dr. Zaghloul Al-Naggar believes it is necessary for Iraqi scholars and preachers to cooperate in order to overcome the crisis their country is going through. He adds that these scholars and preachers are able to explain the true image of Islam to the British and American soldiers in...
Date of source: Monday, June 2, 2003
The writer gives an elaboration of the core of the true Islam and how preaching could be carried out in the right way. He supports his ideas through the Qur’an and Hadith.
Date of source: Friday, May 23, 2003
The author believes that the there is discrepancy between the behavior of Muslims and the principles, which the Prophet Muhammad called for. It was this discrepancy that pushed the representatives of the Islamic world to study together the future of the Islamic nation in the 15th General Islamic...
Date of source: Saturday, May 17, 2003
Ma’amoun Al-Hodeibi, the general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, called upon Arab and Muslim rulers to carry out comprehensive political reforms. He criticized the procedures taken against Isalmists. He stressed that Muslims will combat all attempts to eliminate their identity.