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What did Ṭablāwī say in his last television appearance?
Date of source: Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Shaykh Muḥammad Maḥmūd al-Ṭablāwī, head of Egypt’s Syndicate for Quran Reciters and Learners, died on Tuesday evening at the age of 86. His career spanned over half a century during which he was able to record the whole Quran after he was accredited by Egyptian Radio as a member of a great...
7. The Danish cartoon crisis escalates!
Date of source: Sunday, March 23, 2008
The article analyzes the reverberations of the republication of a blasphemous caricature of the Prophet Muhammad by many Danish and European newspapers.
4. Terror fatwas mixed with the sound of bullets and screams of women and children
Date of source: Saturday, October 20, 2001 to Friday, October 26, 2001
Sheikh Fawzy Al-Said is the mufti of a newly formed Islamic group called Al-Wa’d. He issued many cassette tapes in which he asks Muslims to join the jihad and fight against other foreign countries which he describes as "The anti Christ." He gave some fatwas demanding that Muslims who belong to the...
28. Preaching Islam through music
Date of source: Monday, July 14, 2003
Some Westerners who converted to Islam use music and songs to preach Islam and to change its tarnished image in the West.
6. Summary of Rose El-Youssef´s special file on extremism
Date of source: Saturday, July 6, 2002 to Friday, July 12, 2002
Rose El-Youssef´s special file on extremism for this week shows how the magazine resisted extremism. It also discussed the reasons for Egypt´s success in overcoming terrorism, the issue of the cassettes containing lectures by sheikhs who claim to preach in the name of religion, the...
3. Why do we not start with the call to prayer?
Date of source: Sunday, May 12, 2002
Changing the way prayers are called for is part of reforming the religious discourse. In the past prayers were called for by gentle voices and without loudspeakers. Now, they are called for by harsh voices and through loud speakers. People asked whether they could listen to prayer calls through a...
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