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...
Date of source: Saturday, July 30, 2005
The article provides a list of articles on the reactions to the Sharm al-Sheikh attacks published in the Egyptian press.
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The Pentagon admitted five cases of desecration of copies of the Qur’an inside the US detention camp of Guantanamo, Cuba, by American guards and investigators.
Date of source: Thursday, June 14, 2007
Transcribed by: Susan Richards-BensonThe following present a transcript of an interview with Tarek Heggy. Heggy discusses a number of issues, centered around his controversial article ‘If I were a Copt.’ He comments on current events in Egypt and the Arab world, and present his opinion on issues...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 15, 2007
The article is about an initiative, launched by the founder of the Jihād Group, calling on Islamic groups to stop the violence and killing.
Date of source: Thursday, April 12, 2007 to Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Rose al-Yūsuf discusses the concept of American Islam.
Date of source: Thursday, April 12, 2007 to Wednesday, April 18, 2007
‘Ātif Hilmī writes about Wafā’ Sultān, a Syrian-American psychiatrist. Wafā’ Sultān is a Syrian-American psychiatrist who has become a superstar in both the Arab world and the U.S. after appearing on an Arabic satellite channel [al-Jazeerah]. The reason behind her fame is her insults against Islam...
Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2007
Drs. Cornelis Hulsman stresses the danger of ignorant media reporting, and the damage that inaccurate fact-checking can cause. He provides a number of examples from various intellectuals, commenting on stories that have been sensationalized in the media, and the negative effects this reporting had...
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: Thursday, April 19, 2007
Two fugitives belonging to al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah denied any communication with the recently arrested lawyer Mamdūh Ismā‘īl. Ismā‘īl’s arrest attracted wide media attention both within and outside of Egypt.