Date of source: Monday, May 10, 2004
The phenomenon of the new preachers who were imposed on us as muftis is worthy of thorough examination. We need to know where those preachers received their training and how many accredited books each of them has authored? We need to know whether a preacher is able to give fatwas. Everybody has the...
Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2004
It became apparent to me that in four Arab countries, namely Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Lebanon, Islamists are a minority. This does not mean that they are not a majority in newspaper columns or on television screens, especially on satellite channels. But the fact that they are a majority in...
Date of source: Sunday, July 11, 2004
The beheading of hostages in Iraq and Saudi Arabia left the media the world over horrified and uncertain about how much should be shown. Media outlets worldwide, with the exception of Arab media, did not know how much to show or publish about these events. As I scanned Arab satellite channels and...
Date of source: Monday, February 7, 2005
Has the Saudi international conference on counter-terrorism conformed to the US vision of launching a war on terrorism? Was it really a new important step on the road to combating terrorism inside and outside the Kingdom [of Saudi Arabia].
Date of source: Monday, December 24, 2001
The globalization of ignorance means that a shameful simplification is adopted when speaking about the phenomenon of terrorism. Such simplification is accepted at the expense of a true understanding of the phenomenon of terrorism and also at the expense of the security of the whole world. The...
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2001
The author comments on the Egyptian media and press in the light of Al-Nabaa’s crisis, which he believes is not about the Copts or the expelled monk as much as it is about the crisis of written journalism in Egypt. He expressed the opinion that although Al-Naaba was shut down, papers will still...