Date of source: Saturday, September 21, 2002
The attacks of September 11 supported the official Egyptian viewpoint concerning the activities of radical fundamentalist movements. Before the attacks, Egypt warned Western countries against providing fundamentalists with safe harbor. However, Western countries did not respond to Egyptian demands...
Date of source: Friday, January 16, 2004
A Bulgarian priest praised Islamic democracy practiced in his homeland, where the
Bulgarian Muslim community has changed its Mufti many times through elections and general
meetings. His comment is made within the context of a comparison between Islamic traditions and
the Orthodox Church in...
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.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 28, 2000
After the dissipation of the echo of the gun bullets that the Turk, Ali Agha fired in St. Peter’s square, attempting to assassinate Pope John Paul II, 19 years ago, the Vatican has finally decided to ask the Italian government to release the Turk Ali Agha and forgive his failed attempt to...
Date of source: Friday, October 22, 1999
Exploitation of religion in international relations is not new in human history. Whether created by man or inspired by God [the so-called "heavenly religions" considered by Muslims to be Judaism, Christianity and Islam], religions have been the basis of many of the world’s alliances, wars and...
Date of source: Sunday, October 3, 1999
Youssef Sidhom discusses the report Religious Freedom in the world. Many governments have pledged not to resort to any means of discrimination between its citizens based on religion. Despite this, there are some countries where there is a difference between pledges and practices, where religious...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 to Wednesday, May 12, 1999
The so-called Returnees from Albania trial - the largest in the stream of military trials of Islamist militants since the assassination of President Sadat in 1981 - ended on 18 April with the usual cocktail of death sentences, prison terms and acquittals.
Date of source: Thursday, February 11, 1999 to Wednesday, February 17, 1999
Forty-four suspected members of Egypt’s most violent militant organization, Jihad, last week pleaded not guilty before a military court to charges of membership of an illegal group bent on using terror to overthrow the government, planning the assassination of top officials and security staff, and...
Date of source: Thursday, February 4, 1999 to Wednesday, February 10, 1999
Only 43 suspected militants out of 107 defendants listed on the indictment bill were present at the opening of the military trial on Monday of leading figures in Egypt’s second largest, but more violent, militant organization -- Islamic Jihad.
Date of source: Monday, October 19, 1998
The Israeli army honored Goldstein, the murderer of the Hebron massacre where tens of Muslim worshipers were killed during their prayers, in one of the most obvious incidents of religious persecution and political terrorism in history. Yet, Senator Erlin Specter completely disregarded this incident...