Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
Usāmah Salāmah
denounces the silence of the Syndicate of Journalists, the Shūrá
Assembly and the
organizations of human rights, and calls to file a claim against the researcher who declared
Rose al-
Yūsuf Kāfir to reject the thesis and cancel his academic degree.
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
The crisis of the Takfīr
thesis caused by an Azhar researcher resulted in serious
discussions about the reality of academic life in
Egypt. The author of the article criticizes the Azhar’s
passiveness before the facility of judging people’s
faith.
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
In a
sarcastic style,
Mustafá Bayyūmī criticizes the Takfīr thesis against Rose al-
Yūsuf for not being up to par with academic research. He also criticizes the supervisors and
regrets that
the deep-rooted Azhar recognize such works, calling on all men of intellect to face the
Takfīr...
Date of source: Friday, December 8, 2006
Sāmih Fawzī writes about Takfīr and Rose al- Yūsuf, questioning the role of the Islamic Research Academy. Fawzī highlights the phenomena of recorded tapes that put national unity under threat as they encourage religious discrimination and call for supporting mujāhids.
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
The review depicts the corrupted atmosphere of the ManūfīyahBranch of the AzharUniversity, namely the Faculty of Usūl al-Dīn [Fundamentals of Religion] where the Takfīr thesis against Rose al-Yūsuf was recently discussed. The review also states Ahmad al-Tayyib’s opinion on the matter.
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
The author
considers
the Azhar Takfīr thesis to be mere slander. For him it indicates unproved accusations that
violate the rules of academic research. He associates the thesis with the Muslim Brotherhood’s ideology,
and warns
of the increasing danger of terrorism that seems even reach...
Date of source: Saturday, October 19, 2002
The author believes that the USA uses Bin Laden to justify its expected war against Iraq, as the whole
world, except Britain, is not convinced of its other justification. He writes that if al-Jazeera had not
transmitted Bin Laden’s threats to attack the US if it attacks Iraq, the US would have...
Date of source: Saturday, October 19, 2002
Time magazine reports that Osama Bin Laden’s
second-in-command, Ayman al Zawahry, fled to Bangladesh and transferred al-Qa?ida activities to it. The magazine
expressed its concern that Bangladesh might become the next target of USA military strikes
Date of source: Saturday, February 23, 2002
Adel
Youssef, a lawyer, said that he expected that the court would agree to divorce actress Hala Sidqi from her husband
because he follows a different denomination from hers, which means that their case can be examined according to the
personal status law of the Muslims.
Date of source: Saturday, October 19, 2002
The author accuses fanatics of abusing university
students? enthusiasm for Palestine and Saddam Hussein. He blames university professors for their inability of
managing dialogue with enthusiastic students. He believes that the call for allowing students to express their
enthusiasm is deceiving...