Date of source:
The Swedish authorities handed
over to Egypt Ahmed Hussein Egiza, the leader of the
Tala’a al-Fath...
Date of source:
An
Islamic-Christian dialogue conference was held in Cairo from December 18-20. All the participants stressed
the
importance of building a "culture of dialogue" that can face the challenges confronting the Arab
societies from
outside and inside. The conference presented "A charter for a...
Date of source:
Pope Shenouda III and the head of the Evangelical Church congratulated the Grand Imām and all
Muslims on the
Lesser Bairam.
Date of source:
The Egyptian authorities detained 22 Brotherhood members. At the
same time America
included the group in its lists of terrorist groups. The inclusion of the Brotherhood came after
the
American authorities asked Italy to detain the president of al-Taqwa Bank, which was founded by some...
Date of source:
Al-Akhbar, al-
Ahali,
Sout al-Ummah and Sout al-Azhar tackled the reasons behind the distorted image of Islām in the West and how
to correct it. The four papers agreed on the need for an Arabic-Islamic media capable of addressing the
West and
explaining to it the true Islām.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 6, 2001
Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi and the Muftī of Egypt asked Bin Laden to hand
himself over to save the Afghans from
the American war. al-Qaradawi said that Muslim and Christian
religious leaders could play an important role in
limiting the possibility of a conflict between Muslims
and Christians...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 6, 2001
The Islamic Research Institute issued a
statement declaring
its rejection of associating Islām with terrorism and explaining the true meaning of Jihād in
Islam. The
Brotherhood member Dr. Essam al-Erian said that the definition the Azhar gave of Jihād went along with
the
Brotherhood’s...
Date of source: Friday, November 9, 2001 to Monday, November 12, 2001
The head of the
Ansar
Al-Sharī‘a organization in London stressed that Iran handed Rifa’i Taha, the head of the military wing of
the Jamā‘āt al-Islāmīyah over to Syria and they then handed him over to Egypt. Still, fundamentalist
sources in
Egypt did not confirm the news. From another...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 7, 2001
The Egyptian authorities detained 22 Brotherhood
members and charged
them for making an effort to revive the activities of the banned group. The General
Guide of the Brotherhood
expressed his surprise at such detentions and said that nothing happened on the
part of the Brotherhood to harm the...
Date of source: Saturday, November 3, 2001 to Friday, November 9, 2001
In its report for this
week, Rose al-Youssef reflected on the problems the Egyptian
communities in Germany and the USA had faced since
September 11. They also looked at the procedures the
Administration for the Affairs of Egyptians Abroad has taken
to deal with any attacks against immigrant...