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6. From the Iranian Shadour to the European scarf
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2001 to Friday, April 6, 2001
The hair cover of the Muslim woman has different shapes and several names that have to do with the local cultures rather than the rules that had been set by the Islamic Shari’a [Islamic law]. Wearing the hijab [hair cover] is still one of the controversial issues in the Islamic world. This...
1. From Holland, Dr. Nasr Hamed Abu Zayd: the ruling regime succeeded to use intellectuals to defend it for free
Date of source: Sunday, November 14, 1999
Dr. Hamed Abu Zayd said that the most important issue occupying his mind is the crisis of modern religious thought and the problems of the different interpretations of the Qur`an. There have been several versions of the Qur’an but one was left over and other versions of the Qur`an were burned.
14. Arab View: Generalization is dangerous
Date of source: Sunday, August 29, 1999
Muslims are in a difficult situation because of the inability of others to distinguish the difference between various Muslims groups. The world is full of struggles, clashes and disputes. These occur in countries where the majority are Hindu, Christian or Buddhist just as they do where Muslims are...
15. A clash of civilizations?
Date of source: Thursday, June 17, 1999 to Wednesday, June 23, 1999
"The West, its politicians and missionaries regard the Islamic world as one entity and, in dealing with Muslims, do not forget that they make up one social unit. But in the meantime, the West does not want us to feel united." Thus wrote Islamic scholar Tarek El-Bishri in the introduction to Ummati...
4. World campaign to arrest Bin Laden’s helpers
Date of source: Sunday, December 6, 1998
Sources in Pakistan revealed the arrest of 40 of Osama Bin Laden’s helpers in a world-wide detention campaign in which Egypt participated. The sources affirmed that 32 were arrested last month, six of them were arrested in Egypt.

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