Date of source: Sunday, March 30, 2008
Paul Berman discusses the impact that radical and political Islam has had in Iraq, particularly in relation to its impact on relations with the U.S., and the misinterpretation of these ideologies amongst many Western intellectual circles.
Date of source: Sunday, March 30, 2008
Christian communities in the Orient and their declining numbers are discussed in the following article, as well as some of the reasons behind this decline.
Date of source: Friday, March 28, 2008
The article reviews articles being published in the media about the consequences of the reprinting of an offensive drawing of the Prophet Muhammad in a number of Danish newspapers.
Date of source: Sunday, March 30, 2008
Robeir al-Faris discusses the paradoxical situation in Egypt regarding books that promote a religious doctrine. He cites two books that have been published recently that contain blatant promotions of Islam at the expense of Christianity and believes that Christians must be granted the same rights.
Date of source: Thursday, July 3, 2008
Drs. Hulsman comments on the recent ENAWU launch, and points to a number of articles on houses of worship in this issue.
Date of source: Sunday, March 23, 2008
Robeir al-Faris reviews different articles in the Egyptian press this month related to Muslim-Christian relations. In particular he mentions a new joint Muslim-Christian Web site and an article that cites the al-Ahrām obituary page to prove that Copts are not being persecuted.
Date of source: Sunday, February 24, 2008
In light of the recent decision by the Turkish Parliament to allow women to wear the hijāb at universities, a Turkish women discusses her family’s role in Ataturk’s nation building project and the changing attitudes in Turkey nowadays.
Date of source: Sunday, February 24, 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s recent comments about the application of Sharī‘ah in Britain have created a massive wave of responses. Here one author who is a Muslim women discusses how Sharī‘ah still governs women and children in family law.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Jamāl al-Bannā calls for encouraging translations from foreign languages in order to be able to cope with the world’s most updated knowledge.
Date of source: Friday, February 15, 2008
The Italian TV film ’St. Peter’ staring ‘Umar al-Sharīf seems to have sparked a debate between the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church as it suggests that St. Peter the Apostle was the chief disciple, a view that the Orthodox Church denies.