Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
Headline: Fatwá Shedding al-Barād‘ī’s Blood: Egypt is under the Rule of Law, and We are Not in the Jāhilīyah Age
Source: Rose al-Yūsuf
Pages: 20
Author: Karam Jabr
Keywords: al-Barād‘ī
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Headline: Economic Relations between the Islamic World and the West [in the...
Date of source: Sunday, December 5, 2010
German Foreign Affairs Minister Guido Westerwelle made an unannounced visit to Iraq yesterday to discuss bilateral relations and the conditions of Christians in the country.
A source from the office of Usāmah al-Nujayfī, the head of parliament, told al-Sharq al-Awsat that following their meeting,...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
Egyptian President Husnī Mubārak yesterday received Pope Shenouds in a meeting that had not previously been announced.
Church sources, which asked not to be identified, said the meeting dealt with anumber of recent problems involving Christian parties.
The sources refused to say which party had...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Headline: Extremist Jews Curse the Prophet Muhammad in Occupied Jerusalem
Source: Al-Dustūr
Pages: 1
Author: Ahmad Sulaymān
Keywords: Muhammad
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Headline: Somalia's Youth Movement and Islamic Party Unite in One Armed Group
Source: Al-Sharq al-Awsat
Pages: 14...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
The author cites Sudanese President ‘Umar al-Bashīr's recent announcement that he plans to apply Sharī‘ah in the north of Sudan if the south secedes.
The author sees such a statement as strange because "in principle Sharī‘ah has been applied in Sudan since September 1983, when former President Ja‘...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
The head of the Chaldean bishops in the Iraqi city of Kirkūk on Tuesday announced that Christmas celebrations for this year have been cancelled following a threat from al-Qā‘idah.
Only prayers will be held, the church official said. The prayers will be held in the morning under strict protection,...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Headline: Jum‘ah: We Did not Issue a Fatwá that Egyptian Divorce Is Invalid Because of Different Pronounciations
Source: Rose al-Yūsuf
Pages: 3
Author: Subhī Mujāhid
Keywords: Fatwá, divorce
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Headline: The Assassination of al-Barād‘ī
Source: Al-Yawm al-Sābi‘
Pages: 4
Author...
Date of source: Saturday, December 18, 2010
The United Nations Refugee Agency says that a stampede of Christians have left Baghdad following the Sayyidat al-Najāh Church massacre carried out by al-Qā‘idah that left 44 civilians, 2 priests, and 7 security guards dead, as well as 60 people injured.
UNHCR Spokesperson Melissa Fleming says that...
Date of source: Thursday, December 16, 2010
This report focuses on the situation of Christians in the major cities of Iraq, who are fleeing to the relative safety of Kurdistan, according to the report.
It cites a Reuters report as saying that a latest incident, in which an elderly man and his wife were murdered, was part of a spate of...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 7, 2010
‘Abd al-Wahāb argues that Islam has advocated dialogue throughout history. He supports his argument by verses from the Qur’ān.
In the author's opinion, the discussion of moderation and dialogue in Islam is strictly linked to two main issues: the civilized testimony of the moderate nation and the...