Date of source: Monday, June 17, 2002
The International Islamic Delegation starts its visit to Germany today. They will meet with German officials and scholars to discuss Muslim minorities in Germany and try to correct misconceptions about Islam. The delegation previously visited Britain and Belgium where reactions were good. Further...
Date of source: Monday, June 17, 2002
The League of Islamic Universities called for an international Islamic body to correct the image of Islam in the West. It would follow up published articles, cooperate with media in the Islamic world and contact Western media bodies, research centers and universities. They also suggested...
Date of source: Monday, June 17, 2002
The president of the Fiqh Council of North America said the future for Islam in America looked good because September 11 had started discussions. He said Muslims in the West often mix up traditions and the teachings of Islam. He also said real terrorism is the assaults and thefts going on in...
Date of source: Saturday, May 25, 2002
The Supreme State Security Court will continue the re-trial of Saad Eddin Ibrahim. The court will hear the testimony of one of the prosecution witnesses as the defense of the sixth defendant insisted on hearing his testimony. Some judicial sources expect the court to pass judgment next Thursday.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 14, 2002
The Supreme State Security Court started to hear the defense witnesses in the case of Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim after finished hearing the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses. Ibrahim said that the testimonies of the witnesses were in favor of the defendants.
Date of source: Saturday, May 18, 2002
Bow Street Court released Yasser Al-Serri, the director of the Islamic Media Observatory on bail. After he was released, Police from Scotland Yard detained him because he is accused of financing Ahmed Abdel-Rahman who is linked to the Qa´ida organization.
Date of source: Monday, May 13, 2002
The author called the Arabic media, media of the alley. As is life in the alley, there is no place for explicit declarations and giving out the names of people criticized in the Arabic media. What the Arabic media introduces just gives the impression that Arabs are doing something, while the...
Date of source: Monday, May 13, 2002
The author comments on Khals Jalabi´s “The need for Gandhi in Palestine” and Ma´amoun Fandy´s “The Arabic media was defeated in Jenin.” Jalabi called Arabs for nonviolence and civil resistance in their conflict with Israel and Fandy criticized the Arabic media. The author said that...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 8, 2002
The author calls Arabs for nonviolence and civil resistance in their conflict with Israel. Arabs tried war with Israel and the results were just defeats and trillion of dollars being spent on arming. The Arab world needs a charismatic figure like Gandhi, someone who can lead it to the greatest...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 8, 2002
Controversy and disagreements flared up between Azhar leaders as a result of an invitation sent by the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Sheikh of the Azhar calling him to hold a meeting for dialogue. The Grand Imam and the deputy Chairman of the Azhar Permanent Committee for Inter-Religious Dialogue...