Date of source: Tuesday, August 30, 2005
The author wonders why none of the candidates running for the presidency have taken up the issue of al-Shacb, the newspaper considered to be the mouthpiece of the dissolved Labor Party that was shut down. Working to bring back the publication would emphasize the importance of freedom of press and...
Date of source: Friday, August 26, 2005
The Egyptian government has just launched an extensive campaign to close down all schools affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Date of source: Monday, August 15, 2005
The US Evangelical Lutheran Church has requested that Israeli authorities destroy the wall being built around Palestinian-governed lands. The church’s annual nation-wide convention issued a statement which called for the building of trust instead of the building of a wall.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Members of the People’s Assembly have warned that the government is turning a blind eye to the conspiracy being plotted by the American administration to abolish religious education.
Date of source: Sunday, August 14, 2005
The recent London bombings promise to complicate relations between the Muslim world and the West. It has turned out that the London subway bombers were all British: three of Pakistani origin and one of Jamaican origin. Without doubt then, the losing party in these London attacks has been British...
Date of source: Monday, August 15, 2005
Dr. Mustafa Kāmil, governor of Port Said, has inaugurated the 11th Islamic solidarity camp organized by the International Society for Youth. The camp is entitled “Youth, the Absent Role Model, and the Required Efficiency”. Two hundred and fifty youths, from 43 countries, are participating in the...
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005
On Egyptian television, there is an unwritten rule prohibiting any female presenter wearing the hijāb [headscarf for a Muslim woman] from appearing on screen, in spite of the fact Islam is the official religion of the state and the main source of legislation therein, as enshrined by the...
Date of source: Sunday, August 14, 2005
The Europeans think of themselves as being at the center of the universe and consequently they believe that they are always right and that they have the prerogative to set the standards for other people and races in science, literature and art.
Date of source: Thursday, August 11, 2005
Some of the leaders of the Islamic movements see the American tendency towards reform as an opportunity that should be seized. They believe that if the Islamic movements would have anything to lose, it would be less than what they are already losing by keeping their distance from power.
Date of source: Monday, August 8, 2005
Racist acts against Muslims and Arabs living in Britain have risen since the July 7 terrorist attacks on London. Official sources have since reported more than 270 incidents of violence and discrimination against Muslims and Arabs across Britain.