Date of source: Monday, February 20, 2006
A review of articles in the Egyptian press on the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, examining the effect of the demonstrations across the Muslim world on Egypt’s tourist industry and suggestions that governments in Islamic countries have encouraged angry opposition to the cartoons to vent...
Date of source: Saturday, February 11, 2006
Professor of Islamic sharī‘a, Dr. Nabīl Louqā Bibāwī [Reviewer: a Copt], who has written a number of books defending Islam, has recently published a book entitled Muhammad Salla Allāh ‘Alayh wa Sallam wa al-Khanājir al-Masmouma al-Muwajjaha Ilayh [The Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Be upon...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Authors in several newspapers are calling for appeasement in Arab and Muslim countries over the problem of the Danish newspaper’s cartoons, though many are still furious over the cartoons. A few authors do not consider boycotting Danish products a nice solution, while others propose that an...
Date of source: Saturday, January 28, 2006
Salāh Montassir writes that terrorism has changed the world and left scars on the lives of millions of people. He analyzes how experts all over the world have been working hard to know how terrorists think and what their targets, weapons and scenarios are.
Date of source: Saturday, January 21, 2006
In his interview with Shaykh ‘Alī Jum‘a, the muftī of Egypt, the author of the article asks about fatwas and those qualified to issue them.
Date of source: Saturday, January 21, 2006
The author of the article cites a few examples of the fatwas that have resulted in controversy amongst Muslims.
Date of source: Sunday, January 8, 2006
Egyptian authorities have detained hundreds of Sudanese refugees in several camps in preparation to deport those who have no UNHCR registry documents. About three million Sudanese are living in Egypt; most of them are crushed by abject poverty, including 50 million refugees and asylum seekers, with...
Date of source: Saturday, January 7, 2006
The author states that a report being distributed by the U.S. Embassy in Cairo speaks of "criminal Muslim gangs" that attack Coptic churches, run over Christian children with motorbikes and force Christian women to convert to Islam conspiring to disrupt national unity in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 10, 2006
The Brotherhood participation in the democratic process, if genuine, constitutes a qualitative leap that entails the renunciation of violence, refraining from the takfīr [to rule that someone is infidel] ideology and accepting peaceful political activities as a means to reach power.
Date of source: Saturday, December 24, 2005
Rajab al-Bannā believes that Islam is being attacked everywhere, citing examples from Denmark, The Netherlands and Australia.