Date of source: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
A book entitled, ’al-Ightiyālāt fī al-Islām: Ightiyāl al-Sahābah wa al-Tābi‘īn [Assassinations in Islam: Assassinations of the Prophet’s Companions and Followers] describes the assassinations of significant figures in the early years of Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, February 23, 2008 to Friday, February 29, 2008
Although the banned Muslim Brotherhood group has been subjected to a massive security crackdown that resulted in the arrest of hundreds of its members and key figures, it has announced that it would run in the forthcoming elections for the local councils.
Date of source: Saturday, February 23, 2008 to Friday, February 29, 2008
More repercussions to the introspections of the Jihād Organization that were proposed by the group’s ideologue, Dr. Sayyid Imām.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The article is based on an interview with the well-known cleric Khālid al-Jindī.
Date of source: Friday, February 22, 2008
Muslims are outraged after senior Muslim scholar Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī has been refused a visa to enter the U.K. for treatment.
Date of source: Monday, February 18, 2008
The article reports on Egypt’s political, religious, and public reaction toward recent republication of blasphemous caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in Danish and European press.
Date of source: Saturday, February 16, 2008
The author writes that the deputy-head of the National Council for Human Rights, Dr. Ahmad Kamāl Abū al-Majd, publicly criticizes the regime only to avoid coming under criticism of human rights violations. The author says he does not really believe in what he says or he would not stay in the...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Archpriest ‘Abd al-Masīh Basīt Abū al-Khayr responds to an article published in al-Dustūr on February 6, 2008 by Sharīf al-Dawākhilī.
Date of source: Friday, February 15, 2008
The article contains a number of inquiries addressed to Pope Shenouda III during his weekly lecture at the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Īmān ‘Abd al-Mun‘im reports on the statements of Dr. Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī regarding the British government’s decision to ban him from entering the U.K.