Date of source: Saturday, June 11, 2005
There can never be a democracy without parties, which express political and intellectual plurality and offer a variety for the public to choose politicians and leaders.
Date of source: Sunday, February 1, 2004
The article is an interview with
the Minister of Awqaf [Endowments] Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq. Dr. Zaqzouq spoke about the new
Muslim preachers, the claim that his ministry force preachers to use certain written sermons and
other issu
Date of source: Sunday, February 22, 2004
The interview with Benny Morris, a professor of history at Ben Gurion University, in Ha'aretz newspaper raised endless reactions among Israelis and Palestinians alike. Actually, whoever has been following what Morris writes or says will not have been shocked by his recent interview. He says that he...
Date of source: Saturday, May 22, 2004
“Al-Horriya Al-Deeniya fi Al-Islam” [Religious Freedom in Islam] is the most important book of Sheikh Abdel Mota’al Al-Sa’eedy, a senior sheikh at the Azhar. Sheikh Al-Sa’eedy reached the conclusion that whoever abandons Islam should not be killed. He believes that what has been previously said...
Date of source: Saturday, May 22, 2004
The status of the Foreign Press Association (FPA) and its board of directors has become illegal since June 6, 2003, which marks the end of a period determined by the law 84, issued on June 6, 2003, for NGOs to bring themselves under the new law.
The current board of directors at the FPA includes...
Date of source: Saturday, November 13, 2004
There has recently been an uproar against [prominent dramatist] Usama Anwar Okasha for allegedly transgressing against Islam. This article presents his opinions.
Date of source: Saturday, April 2, 2005
Dr. Murad
Wilfried Hofmann converted to Islam as a result of what he witnessed in the Algerian War of Independence. He authored several
books on Islam, including Journey to Makkah and Islam: The Alternative. Many of his books and essays focus on Islam’s place
in the West and, after September 11...
Date of source: Saturday, March 26, 2005
Muslims have to admit that they
themselves treat Islam unfairly, rather than accuse the West of offending Islam. Muslims have never let their voices be heard
nor assumed their responsibility in explaining and defending Islam.
London university professor Fred Halliday defends
Islam, but also...
Date of source: Saturday, March 12, 2005
A Christian-Muslim Dialogue Group from Europe
explored Muslim-Christian relations in Upper Egypt and found a very different picture from what is usually reported in
Western media.
Date of source: Saturday, March 19, 2005
The West has always viewed the Middle Eastern mentality as one that does not value precision and, consequently, cannot recognize the facts. While Europeans’ mentalities are naturally inclined to precision, accuracy, and logical thinking even though they may never have studied logic.