Date of source: Wednesday, July 28, 2004
In the early days of the Brotherhood, Hassan Al-Banna looked at the political map in Egypt in the 1930s and decided to choose Ali Maher Pasha, who was a very ambitious character. Al-Banna forged a relationship with Maher to help him spread his [Al-Banna’s] group, the Muslim Brotherhood. Through...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 1, 2005
The recent ten-chapter book of Chief Justice Tāriq al-Bishrī, “the National Group…Between Loneliness and Integration” discussed many faces of the issue of nationalism and the different groups living under that umbrella.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 8, 2005
In his book Al-Jamā‘āt al-Islāmīya…Ru’ya min al-Dākhil [Islamic Groups…an insider’s view], Muntasir al-Zayyāt, the lawyer of Al-Jamā‘āt al-Islāmīya, he tried to offer his vision for the declared alliance between [late President Muhammad Anwar] al-Sādāt, al-Jamācāt al-Islāmīya and the Muslim...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 1, 2005
This insider view about the Muslim Brotherhood’s game of interests comes from their lawyer’s book and his experiences with them. In his account, Muntasir al-Zayyāt believes that President Sādāt released the imprisoned Brotherhood members and allowed them to the political space to counterbalance the...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Muslim Brothers profited from their truce with Sādāt, known as the "game of interests," and penetrated into many Islamic groups using the group’s newspapers, like al-I‘tisām, as a venue for their views until Sādāt allowed them freedom to publish their own paper, al-dacwa.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 18, 2005
The movie “Kingdom of Heaven” triggered a wide spectrum of reactions toward the artistic perception of the film with regard to holy wars and the potential of peaceful coexistence between religions.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 9, 2002
The Turkish government declared the banning of veiled women from entering a university or driving cars. This declaration provoked the feelings of many Muslims especially since many of them believe that Islam is the hijab and niqab. The author does not agree that Islam is simply a hijab and niqap....
Date of source: Wednesday, March 10, 2004
The encyclopedia of Al-Sayyed Youssef on the Muslim Brotherhood has been one of the main sources information for researchers doing work on the history of the Brotherhood and its present situation. One of the books included in the encyclopedia is “Muslim Brotherhood and the roots of religious...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 3, 2004
Dr. Kariman Ibrahim mentioned in her book “Al-Ekhwan Al-Muslimun min Hassan Al-Banna ela Sayyed Qutb” [The Muslim Brotherhood from Hassan Al-Banna to Sayyed Qutb] some of the tactics the Brotherhood applied in carrying out terrorist attacks.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 17, 2004
The Muslim Brotherhood declared their initiative during a press conference last week. Public opinion linked the Muslim Brotherhood initiative to the Greater Middle East initiative, drafted by the United States. Some people think that the initiative was issued at this particular time to send a...