Date of source: Monday, July 25, 2005
It is high time that a fatwa was issued judging Usāma Bin Lādin and his disciples non-Muslims. We actually need a spate of counter-fatwas to confirm that Islam condemns violence against the innocent.
Date of source: Sunday, July 24, 2005
All religious and atheist people agree that killing oneself with the objective of killing dozens of civilian victims is not justified by any heavenly religion. All religions assert the sanctity of the human soul and forbid killing. Suicide is a sign of how far a person is from God and humanity.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm, president of the Ibn Khaldoun Center for Human Studies, has abandoned his plans to run for president after confirming that he does not qualify according to the new amendment. He endorsed Dr. Ayman Nour, President of Al-Ghad party despite the current lawsuit against him.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 13, 2005
It was a gruesome crime that was suppressed simply because the victims were Muslims. During its tenth anniversary last Monday, the preliminary figures for numbers of victims were revealed; 8106 according to Amor Masovic, head of the Muslim Commission for Missing Persons
Date of source: Sunday, July 17, 2005
The Dutch Interior Minister Remkes stated that there are 20 extremist groups in the Netherlands. They count hundreds of members – including women and people of Dutch origin that have converted to Islam – who are liable to use violence.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Muhammad Habīb, Deputy Supreme Guide of the outlawed group, the Muslim Brotherhood, has made an unexpected statement during an occasion held at the Journalists Syndicate, about his appreciation of art and artists.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 13, 2005
The London bombings brought back phrases like “Arab Terrorism” and “Islamic Terrorism” to the International arena. The message was obviously directed at the Arab and Islamic world, even though Toni Blair’s speech and the address from the UN Security Council did not say that explicitly.
Date of source: Sunday, July 17, 2005
The prominent Egyptian writer and scholar Dr. Sayyed al-Qimnī has suddenly declared that he renounces all his previous writings, which discussed Islamic tradition from historical and critical perspectives. He said that he had received an assassination threat from the Jihād Organization via an email...
Date of source: Monday, July 11, 2005
After the London blast and the assassination of the Egyptian envoy in Iraq, we realized the existence of a problem bigger than the dilemma of terrorism. The new problem is the existence of those sympathizing with terrorism. Unfortunately, there are some of the old guard of journalists and writers...
Date of source: Sunday, July 10, 2005
Jamāl ‘Abd al-Malāk, the former former deputy speaker of the parliament said that the Muslim Brotherhood and other groups are responsible for not effecting political changes at times like these. While he opposed creating a Christian party, a party for the Brotherhood can be created under certain...