Date of source: Monday, June 14, 2004
For the first time, the Ministry of Interior announces the death of one of its detainees, Akram Al-Zohari, who had been imprisoned in Mazra’et Tura prison. The Ministry delegated a committee from the parliament to go and listen to members of the Muslim Brotherhood. Two days before Zohari ’s death,...
Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2004
The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt used to use the words “Their duties are like our duties and their rights are like our rights.” to explain how they will deal with Copts if they reach power. Regardless of the eliminated phrase “whether they like it or not,” this sentence implies equality, yet there...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 15, 2004
This study aims at examining the historical events that marked the relationship of Hassan Al-Hudaiby, the second supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, to the “Tanzim Al-Ekhwan” [the organization of the Brothers] that was led by the late Sayyed Qutb. The organization was uncovered in 1965. One...
Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2004
It became apparent to me that in four Arab countries, namely Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Lebanon, Islamists are a minority. This does not mean that they are not a majority in newspaper columns or on television screens, especially on satellite channels. But the fact that they are a majority in...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 15, 2004
During Lent in 1976, the restoration and enlargement of the church of St. Macarius at the Monastery of Abu Maqqar [St. Macarius], the relics of John the Baptist and Elijah were found next to the sanctuary of Pope Benjamin.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 22, 2004
The ideas of Sayyed Qutb were transmitted to the Muslim Brotherhood through the then-supreme guide Hassan Al-Hudaiby. Al-Hudaiby did not know that there were 300 young men studying Qutb’s ideas.
Date of source: Saturday, June 19, 2004
Throughout the past years, the Muslim Brotherhood has tried to control many media outlets. For example, they tried to control Al-Haqiqa newspaper that is published by Al-Ahrar party, but they failed. They have also tried to control Al-Nour newspaper by making a deal with the editor to publish five...
Date of source: Monday, June 21, 2004
The leaders of the Egyptian Al-Gama’a Al-Islamiya criticized Al-Qa’ida, led by Usama Ben Laden, as “having strange calculations and mixing things up because it declared war on the whole world when it does not have enough power.” The leaders of Al-Gama’a stressed in their new book that Al-Qa’ida “...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Asharq Al-Awsat obtained the publishing rights of the book written by Al-Gama’a Al-Islamiya member Nageh Ibrahim in which he chronicles the ideas of the group’s historical leaders. Titled “Al-Islam wa Tahadiyat Al-Qarn Al-Eshreen” [Islam and the challenges of the 21st century], the book presents...
Date of source: Saturday, June 19, 2004
Beauty is a principal part of human civilization and of the Islamic faith. This is contrary to the claims of a group of Muslims with distorted thought, that depicts Islam as if it were the enemy of life. • See art. 3: Religious freedom in Islam. • See art. 7: democracy in Islamic thought. • See...