Date of source: Friday, October 22, 2004
Islamophobia, fear of Islam, is a concept created by the West through historical, political, economic and media factors. Several Islamic countries have fallen into the trap of Islamophobia, which makes fixing the distorted picture of Islam all the more important.
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2004
There has been a long-standing, highly ambiguous, relationship between the U.S. and Islamist groups. Under the Clinton administration, the American position was that these groups, as long as they did not resort to violence, have the right to exist and be lawfully presented. After the attacks of...
Date of source: Sunday, September 26, 2004
At the opening of the Cultural Season of the Islamic Council at the Nour Mosque in Abbasya, Grand Imam of the Azhar, Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, emphasized that the kidnapping of the six Egyptians in Iraq is a criminal act, and that Islam denounces those who have done that, regardless of their...
Date of source: Thursday, October 28, 2004
Malicious writings against Islam will never stop as long as Islam exists. They look like an organized campaign in which all potentials are gathered to distort the real image of Islam. The authors of such writings present a false image for their people and political leaders. One of those writers is...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 26, 2004
US authorities have prevented the Da’iya [a man who calls for Islam], Youssef Islam, because of his opposition to the US war in Iraq. He once led a demonstration against such war but he never called for terrorism. He believes in freedom and the moderate teachings of Islam that regards murder as one...
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2004
The American security systems denied the moderate Muslim singer, Youssef Islam, entry into its land. This, certainly, reflects a contradiction in thinking and planning. The Da’iya [a man who calls for Islam], Youssef, is not like Abu Hamza or Abu Qatada. In fact, he is against extremism and...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 14, 2004
If anyone would like to see an example of the media of strife, he may take a look at the distorted, fabricated news published by Arabic papers last week. This news is about the statement Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi made at the Egyptian Journalists' Syndicate about the resistance against the Americans...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 21, 2004
The German government banned an Islamic conference because it will host what it regarded terrorists. The German government can no longer tolerate that Arabs and Muslims enjoy the freedom of expression because of the misconducts attributed to them. Germany, that used to be the number one safe harbor...
Date of source: Monday, September 20, 2004
In an unprecedented move, the Arab League is preparing for holding an international conference under the title "Arab-European…The image of Islam in history textbook in Europe" in the period from 12 to 14 December.
Date of source: Monday, September 20, 2004
We were optimistic while following up inter-religious dialogues among religious leaders of the three major religions: Islam, Christianity and Judaism. All these initiatives ultimately helped in building trust between the Islamic World and the West. But, the Bush administration turned the situation...