Date of source: Friday, October 21, 2005
The Azhar has rejected a book, taught at the American University in Cairo, after it was found to contain many insults to Islam.
Date of source: Thursday, October 20, 2005
Satellite TV channels are now playing a major role in increasing public awareness and disseminating Islamic culture.
Date of source: Thursday, October 20, 2005
Natural disasters, including earthquakes, hurricanes and famines are not God’s revenge on the people of the world, Grand Imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī said.
Date of source: Thursday, October 20, 2005
A discussion of martyrdom in Islam and the distinction between martyrdom, suicide and terrorism.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 19, 2005
The 2005 parliamentary elections will be run according to the individual, as opposed to the voting list system. Jamāl As‘ad discusses sectarianism within Egyptian politics.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 19, 2005
An article concerning the role of universities in resisting American culture.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 19, 2005
The author rejects calls for the abolition of article 2 of the constitution, which makes Islam the religion of the state and Islamic jurisprudence the principal source of legislation. He suggests that all laws should conform to sharī’a, provided that the Christians’ right to practice their faith is...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 19, 2005
An attack on the ’so-called analysts’ of satellite television who argue that terrorist operations are only a reaction, provoked by the atrocities committed by the Americans and Israelis in Palestine, Afghanistan, Kashmir and Iraq.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 19, 2005
The author claims that Jewish corruption of Islamic texts dates back to the period of the Sahāba [Prophet Muhammad’s companions], and examines three categories of corruption.
Date of source: Sunday, October 23, 2005
Reform of Islamic thought has been a topic for discussion ever since it the idea was initiated by Shaykh Muhammad ‘Abduh and Shaykh Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī back in the 19th century.