Date of source: Wednesday, November 12, 2003
The Holy Virgin of Al-Zaytoun Church in Vienna hosted a Ramadan evening, including an iftar dinner.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 7, 2003
The author comments on the historical and religious status of the Azhar. He believes that the great status of the Azhar is somehow deteriorating. He discussed the reasons behind this in the light of the attitude of the Azhar towards of the fatwa of the Iraqi Transitional Ruling Council.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 26, 2003
The writer presents a brief background on the status of Muslims in Austria from 1912 until today.
Date of source: Thursday, August 21, 2003
The author comments on the attempts of the US to intervene in the domestic affairs of Egypt through Copts.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Rā’id al-Sharqāwī reports about the Holy Synod meeting of June 18 that decided to dismiss Coptic Orthodox Bishop Mattias.
Date of source: Thursday, September 26, 2002
Dr. Ali Al-Saman, vice president of the Azhar Permanent Committee of Inter-Religious Dialogue, says that the world needs an international charter of dialogue. This charter should be based on two principles, namely, “No generalization in judgment” and “Yes for honest self-criticism.”
Date of source: Tuesday, March 5, 2002
Khalid Dowran is a Muslim Arab living in America. He wrote a book titled “The Seed of Abraham…Towards an Understanding of Islam.” The book caused a wide controversy to the extent that the leader of one of the Islamic groups in Jordan issued a fatwa that charges Dowran of kufr [unbelief]. In the...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Muhammad al-Harīrī reports on the Vienna municipality’s celebrations of the new Muslim Hijrī year, the first-ever celebration of its kind in a European country, and notes the votes a Muslim received in the latest Austrian parliamentary elections.
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: Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten reiterated its apology to the Muslim world over the cartoons it had published on September 30, 2005, which nourished antagonistic sentiments against Denmark. However, the newspaper editor Carsten Juste refused to pledge to not publish any more articles or cartoons...