Date of source: Monday, December 25, 2006
The
article is an interview with Natana J. DeLong-Bas. She is a senior research assistant at the Center for Muslim-
Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. The interview sheds light on her book
‘Wahhabi Islām: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihād.’ The book presents...
Date of source: Thursday, May 4, 2006
A few days ago, the
president of the American University in Cairo (AUC), David
Arnold, decided to remove Islamic and Arabic contents
from a number of AUC textbooks, including syllabi in
Islamic history, Arabic literature and social sciences. A
large number of the university’s staff has...
Date of source: Friday, April 7, 2006
Despite having been banned by the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy, Natana J. Delong-Bas’s ‘Wahhabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global
Jihad’ has received massive support from the Saudi government. Hanān Sulaymān provides a book review.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Rushdī Abu al-Hasan reviews a book by an American researcher about Wahābism entitled “Wahabi Islam, From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad,” describing it as a very positive attempt to examine an Islamic movement.
Date of source: Thursday, January 26, 2006
The decision of the muftī of the republic, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a to allow the controversial Wahabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad, by Natana J. De Long-Bas into Egypt has provoked dispute among members of the Islamic Research Academy, who had previously announced their disapproval of the...