Date of source: Monday, March 31, 2008
While the majority of Muslims call to boycott The Netherlands because of the offensive movie ’Fitna,’ some extremists attacked Dutch interests in certain countries. However, Dr, ‘Alī Jum‘ah, the muftī of Egypt explained the way he reacted: “I carried the Glorious Qur’ān, kissed it and read it for...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
The recent controversial Egyptians Against Religious Discrimination conference was prevented from taking place by force. The following lines shed light on the conference’s recommendations and the press controversy it aroused.
Date of source: Saturday, October 20, 2007
The author narrates a background history to the deteriorating situation of Christians in the East. He identifies the reasons behind this deterioration and discusses the origins of religious fundamentalism and the autocratic regimes in the Arab world.
Date of source: Thursday, December 13, 2007
Drs. Cornelis Hulsman and Mads Akselbo Holm discuss the media coverage and accounts of the South Korean Christians who were being held hostage by the Ṭalibān. The authors show this issue contributed to a negative Muslim image of Christian missionaries.
Date of source: Sunday, September 2, 2007
The Korean hostages in Afghanistan violated their government’s recommendations not to go to Afghanistan and exploited the misery of poor people to convince them to change their religion and convert to Christianity. The author also blames the Azhar for its support of the group of missionaries.
Date of source: Sunday, July 1, 2007
The author discusses the increasing trend of radical Islam. He comments on how it is in actuality doing more damage to the Arab world than it is helping it.
Date of source: Saturday, August 21, 2004
The Family Library [Maktabet Al-Osra] released a new book by Rifa’at Al-Sa’id in which he tracks the phenomenon of political Islam over many years attempting to position it in its intellectual social and historical context. “The Islamized…what have they done to Islam and to us?” is the title of the...
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The Qur’ān desecration incidents still echo in the U.S. and spark outrage across the Islamic world. The scandal that the American Newsweek Magazine unveiled has made the American hostility towards Islam no secret to anyone.
Date of source: Friday, April 20, 2007
British journalist Yvonne Ridley, who was captured for 11 days by the Taliban in 2001, talks about her personal experience with Islamists in Afghanistan and her decision to embrace Islam.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2007
TheJihād Group officially declares their initiative to cease of the use of violence. While many of the Islamic groups approved of the initiative, many seem to complicate the issue.