Date of source: Friday, February 20, 2004
During the celebration of his appointment to a full professorship at the University of Leiden, the president of the university delivered a speech in which he described (Dr.) Nasr Hamed Abu Zeid as the silent intellect. However, “there is a historical moment when the intellect breaks his silence and...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 18, 2004
The relationship of the Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan Al-Banna with the king’s palace was characterized by unlimited support from the king, but finally led to the toughest crisis of the Brotherhood, the assassination of Al-Banna. Dr. Kariman Ibrahim Al-Maghraby wrote in her book, “The Muslim...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 25, 2004
The battle of the Bar Association elections has started early. The elections are supposed to take place next year, but it seems that the first steps are already being taken. The tension between the Brotherhood and the Nasserites in the association’s board is deep-seated, to the extent that both...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 2, 2004
Al-Naba’ [newspaper] claimed that it had interviewed sheikh Muhammad Gebril. This sheikh stated that he is the television preacher who was unnamed in the press, allegedly seducing women and that he does not know the woman he allegedly seduced. Sheikh Muhammad Gebril published an article in Al-Ahram...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 28, 2004
We should diagnose the issue of terrorism through deep analysis. We need to know the conditions that result in terrorism, which will differ from one country to another. We should stop attributing the problem to the religious discourse alone, but we should widen our circle of investigation and look...
Date of source: Sunday, May 9, 2004
In total secrecy, the Ministry of Interior released 100 prisoners and detainees from the Gama’a Islamiya, who have completed their prison sentences and detention periods. The Ministry made the released members sign a written promise that they will rejoin the trend within the group that believes in...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 16, 2004
A few months ago, I attended four Islamic conferences and noticed that the discussions were all the same and the words were almost identical.
Date of source: Sunday, May 30, 2004
Islamic movements represent one perspective on how reform could be brought about. Islamic movements do not monopolize Islam, and are only making suggestions. Islamic political parties have the complete right to present their views and its programs, and leave it up to the people and the citizens to...
Date of source: Saturday, April 16, 2005
The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy hammered out an ambitious plan to extend its message, issuing a six-volume encyclopedia on Islamic movements and embarking on a number of important research projects. Believing in the need to interact with all intellectual and political currents, the...
Date of source: Sunday, April 17, 2005
It is obvious that the political Islamic tide—mainly the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood movement—is no longer content with the occasional show of power on street level, such as popular support for the Palestinian cause or against the American presence in Iraq. Instead, Islamists have clearly decided...