Date of source: Wednesday, January 4, 2006
While the wave of anti-Islam keeps rising in the West and some associate Islam with terrorism, Karen Armstrong, a British writer who specialized in comparative theology, defends the Muslim faith. She is highly critical of Tony Blair’s decision to support the U.S. war on Iraq.
Date of source: Saturday, December 24, 2005
‘Ādil Darwīsh believes that there is a common factor among Sydney’s "racial” demonstrations, France’s riots, the London bombings, the Madrid bombings and the murder of Dutch filmmaker, Theo Van Gogh. According to Darwīsh, in all cases, the big cultural gap between immigrants and natives has bred...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Mahmoud Khalīl writes that despite the atrocities committed against civilians by the British forces in World War II and the U.S. forces in Vietnam and Iraq, the world has not dared to point the finger of blame at Britain and the United States and accuse them of terrorism.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
An investigation into an article published by CNN claiming that the father of September 11, 2001 bomber Muhammad ‘Atā praised terrorist attacks.
Date of source: Sunday, December 18, 2005
The author discusses the Coptic revolutions against the Muslims in the 8th and 9th centuries.
Date of source: Sunday, December 18, 2005
The author discusses Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, visit to Pakistan, and the discrimination and persecution of Christians in the Islamic world.
Date of source: Thursday, December 15, 2005
Dr. Wajīh argues that Islam is viewed in the West through the interpretations of some western writers who are believed to be experts on Islam, something which is, in many cases, not true.
Date of source: Friday, December 16, 2005
The author argues that Islam knows no violence, terrorism or compulsion and that Egypt’s Christians welcomed the Islamic conquests since they liberated their churches from the Byzantines and returned them to the Christians.
Date of source: Saturday, December 3, 2005 to Friday, December 9, 2005
Shoura Council Speaker Safwat al-Sharīf has received an official notice from lawyer Nabīh al-Wahsh calling for denying the Bahā’is any chance to set up a political party in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, December 1, 2005
Luzon called for equalizing the Jewish Arabs to the Palestinian refugees, deeming the Arab-Israeli conflict as not one of religions or territory, but rather a fight between democracy and dictatorship.