Date of source: Tuesday, February 17, 2004
The author explains the misunderstanding of the concept of “secularism." in Islamic and Arab
societies; secularism is presented as a call for atheism and apostasy. Based on this
misunderstanding, some launched an attack on France because the country has banned religious
symbols in public schools...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 22, 2004
The outlawed Muslim Brotherhood has rejected accusations of being a terrorist group, stressing its desire to serve Egypt’s interests and to achieve security and
stability in the country.
- See art. 6: Who rules the Azhar…the Grand Imam or the US ambassador?!
- See art. 12: Sectarian strife or...
Date of source: Saturday, December 25, 2004
If it were ever possible for the most successful US public relations firms to combine forces to introduce Jesus Christ to humanity, they could have never excelled the presentation done by Prophet Muhammad.
Date of source: Monday, December 27, 2004
It is strange to see Christ , who called for peace, describing the leaders of the Jewish community as sons of vipers and blind leaders. The religious leaders of Christ’s time were
very haughty and corrupted. This kind of religious plague has nothing to do with Christianity, but it is a cultural...
Date of source: Thursday, March 4, 2004
The banned Muslim Brotherhood caused a
surprise yesterday when it mentioned that it would be willing to change its name if the
government would allow it to form a political party. Muhammad Mahdi Akef, the supreme guide of
the Brotherhood, said that what the Brotherhood has suggested is merely an...
Date of source: Saturday, April 24, 2004
That person who bombed himself in a security building in Riyadh last Wednesday committed the gravest spoil on earth, destroying human life.
The criminal act that took place is not linked to the religion revealed to Muhammad, but. It is the religion of the ignorant, of desires, of the hard-hearted...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 28, 2004
We should diagnose the issue of terrorism through deep analysis. We need to know the conditions that result in terrorism, which will differ from one country to another. We should stop attributing the problem to the religious discourse alone, but we should widen our circle of investigation and look...
Date of source: Thursday, December 9, 2004
Dr. Nawal Al-Saadawi, the famous Egyptian controversial writer, declared her intention to run for the next presidential election in October, to be the first ever female candidate.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 18, 2004
The Higher State Security Prosecutor in Egypt said yesterday that members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood were arrested a day earlier for planning to overthrow the regime by force and to establish an Islamic Caliphate. Security forces arrested 54 members, including Muslim Brotherhood leaders in...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 23, 2004
A memorandum distributed by the Ministry of Awqaf among imams of mosques triggered a crisis. The memorandum urged imams to keep an eye on religious audiotapes to make sure that they do not include extremist ideas. The memorandum was rejected by imams who believed this meant that they would turn...