Date of source: Saturday, September 21, 2002 to Friday, September 27, 2002
The French magazine Jeune Afrique published an article reporting that Ayman Al-Zawahry is the mastermind of Al-Qa´ida. The article recounts the story of his arrest in the republic of Daghastan five years ago when it was under Russian control.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 10, 2002
The article sheds light on the Christian religious map in America. The author believes that the most powerful church in America is the Protestant Church and that some of the many groups belonging to it can play an important role concerning the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Sudanese civil war.
Date of source: Monday, September 9, 2002
After September 11, some people expected or hoped that political Islam would come to an end. However, events that followed showed that the consequences of September 11 did not only affect political Islam but also Islam itself. Some people in America called for combating Islamic ideas after...
Date of source: Friday, July 26, 2002
The Pact of Umar is a document purportedly signed by Umar, the second caliph. It is the source of the restrictive regulations on non-Muslims embedded in the Shari´a. It has been used as the model for Muslims´ treatment of dhimmis [protected non-Muslims] from the Middle Ages down to today...
Date of source: Friday, August 9, 2002
The article sheds light on the role of the American Committee for Religious Freedom in the crystallization of the Machakos protocol between the Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir and the southern separatist John Garang. It also highlights the religious dimension of the American political discourse.
Date of source: Saturday, June 29, 2002 to Friday, July 5, 2002
Pope Shenouda consecrated Egyptian archpriest Miti´awes Al-Antoni as bishop Daniel Al-Antoni for Sidney, Australia. His consecration raised the number of Egyptian bishops serving Coptic churches abroad to 23. Bishop Daniel´s consecration was attended by the Australian ambassador to Egypt, which...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Sudan denied that its authorities arrested Abu Anas, the Libyan, who is one of the most dangerous 22 terrorists wanted by the USA. It declared that the one it arrested is an Egyptian fundamentalist carrying the same surname and will be handed over to Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, March 4, 2002
The article tackles more than one point related to the Islamic groups. It comments on the book of Ayman Al-Zawahri “Knights Under the Flag of the Prophet” and on Montasser Al-Zayyat´s “Al-Zawahri as I knew him.” It tries to answer the question of why Bin Laden gained great popularity among...
Date of source: Sunday, February 3, 2002
The article cites parts of John Esposito´s book “The Islamic Threat…a Reality Or a Fable.” The book gives a critique of President Mubarak´s regime and of how he countered Islamic groups.
Date of source: Sunday, January 6, 2002
As a reaction to Ayman Al-Zawahri´s book “Knights Under the Flag of the Prophet,” Montasser Al-Zayyat wrote a book titled “Ayman Al-Zawahri as I knew [him].” The book expresses Al-Zayyat´s perception of the history of the Islamic movement in Egypt through writing a biography of Al-Zawahri...