Date of source: Friday, November 17, 2006
The author of
the
article argues that interfaith dialogue is not the solution for followers of different religions to overcome
fanaticism,
but rather that co-existence and respecting different beliefs are required.
Date of source: Saturday, November 18, 2006 to Friday, November 24, 2006
Diana al-Dabc writes about what she calls the “ghettos of Christian
students at Egyptian
universities.” She points out the isolation of Coptic students and discussed possible
reasons for this. Many students
expressed their viewpoints.
Date of source: Saturday, November 18, 2006
German security figures stress the importance of integrating foreigners, and especially
Muslims, into German
society, showing more positive impression about the German government view of them.
Officials also called for qualifying
German security in a way that familiarizes them with the...
Date of source: Saturday, November 18, 2006
An Azerbaijani news paper reprinted the offensive Danish
cartoons against the
Prophet Muhammad attached to an article. The author of the article and the editor-in-chief of the
newspaper
were consequently jailed.
Date of source:
Wide controversy surrounds the Dutch government’s
decision which approves a
parliamentary proposal to ban wearing the Niqāb in public places.
Date of source: Friday, November 17, 2006
Leaders of the Jihād Group have disagreed with each other on whether or not to rely on violence for the group’s future. Some leaders who are influenced by the attitude of the group’s head, ‘Abbūd al- Zumur, insist on violence, while others see it as unnecessary.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 15, 2006
This press review discusses the growing
influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egyptian
political life, and their constant efforts to control educational
institutions, including governmental
schools. In al-Musawwar magazine, ‘Abd al-Qādir Shāhīb
linked the recent
support of some Egyptian...
Date of source: Monday, November 20, 2006
Ikrām Lam‘ī refers to the contradiction of the political agenda of
Islamist groups in Egypt, who reject a religious president like George Bush, and hail the return of the
secular Democratic
Party.
Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
The Islamic
Research Academy adviced to confiscate two books by Muslims authors about Jesus
Christ, in addition to a
script about the life of the Prophet Muhammad.
Date of source: Thursday, November 16, 2006
Islamic intellectual Jamāl al-Bannā states that his late brother Hasan al-Bannā, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood group, was in leadership similar to Communist leader Lenin. At the same time, he calls to remove the second article of the Egyptian constitution, which stipulates Islām...