Date of source: Wednesday, January 4, 2006
The German province has applied an oral exam of 30 questions to make sure Muslim applicants for German nationality are loyal to, and ready to merge into German society.
Date of source: Saturday, December 24, 2005
Rajab al-Bannā believes that Islam is being attacked everywhere, citing examples from Denmark, The Netherlands and Australia.
Date of source: Monday, October 31, 2005
Egyptian writer, Nasr Hāmid Abu Zayd has been awarded this year’s Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought.
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 2004
German Minister of Interior Otto Schily declared yesterday that he would do everything possible to see that the first Arab, Islamic conference does not take place. Berlin Interior Minister Erhart Koerting stated that the authorities of Berlin consider the possibility of banning the congress,...
Date of source: Friday, September 3, 2004
Tayseer Idris played the role of Theodor Herzl in the series, “The Diaspora.” Our interview focused on this role, seeing as the media battle between Al-Manar channel, which showed the series, and the French Higher Council for Visual and Audio Media. continues unabated.
Date of source: Friday, April 2, 2004
A German [Southern] state of Baden-Wuerttemberg yesterday endorsed a law banning teachers from wearing the veil in public schools, but the same law allows Christian and Jewish symbols. This [law] foretells an outbreak of debate similar to that witnessed in France. The governments of six states want...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 20, 2004
There is a confusion about the personality of Mary Magdalene. Was she a prostitute that repented or was she was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples? Was she the wife of Jesus Christ? or was she one of the most knowledgeable women of her time? All these questions arise when discussing one of the...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 24, 2004
The story of the film “The Athirst [thirsty] Kiss”
is about a second generation Pakistani Muslim who falls in love with an English Catholic girl. I
believe the film’s realistic idea and its courageousness in conveying it is much stronger than
any dialogue between civilizations.
Date of source: Saturday, March 26, 2005
Although the operative constitutions and laws in Europe and the US guarantee the freedom of expression and manifestation, still they are circumscribed. A manifestation must be nonviolent and cannot keep people from assuming their affairs, hinder the traffic flow, or ruin public property.
Date of source: Saturday, January 29, 2005
The German authorities took decisive measures against hard-line groups active on German territories. Police raids and searches in several German provinces and cities in unison resulted in the arrest of 22 Islamist activists, amongst which were five women.