Date of source: Saturday, September 18, 2004
Muslim extremist sheikhs, the Muslim Brotherhood and terrorist groups agree that a secularist is an unbeliever because he determines the type of relation he has with others according to the principle of citizenship. According to them, taking non-Muslims as friends is an act of unbelief even if...
Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2004
What is the benefit of neglecting dozens of vital issues which draw the attention of our society and affect its interests, and instead, opening useless debates on issues that are the concern of others. I am saying so to comment on the ongoing controversy over the article which appeared in Al-Liwaa...
Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2004
Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the head of the Anglican Church of the UK, today begins his visit to Egypt in response to an invitation from both the bishop of the Anglican Church and the Grand Imam of the Azhar Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi. The two-day visit comes in the...
Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2004
In his attempt to restore the spiritual side of the azan, Minister of Endowments Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq has begun a project intended to unify the voices and times of the azan. This step came after a noticeable increase in the number of mosques which has opened the door to many muezzins [the person...
Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2004
Seven months have passed since the announcement of the president’s decision to revoke imprisonment as penalty in “crimes of publishing [violations],” nevertheless laws allowing the imprisonment of journalists for crimes of publishing are still in effect.
Date of source: Saturday, September 4, 2004
An Internet site was established to advise women and inform them of their duties toward their husband and children. The main objective of these sites is to rob women of their autonomy and make them subordinate. The Internet sites run by these extremists focus on the role of women as mother and wife...
Date of source: Saturday, September 4, 2004
The history of Arab armies shows that the political caliphate [rule] was turned into a religious dispute, and they considered waging a war against their rivals a religious duty. The armies of Abu Bakr Al-Sediq [the first Caliph] used to wage war against those who did not pay the Zakat [Obligatory...
Date of source: Saturday, September 4, 2004
There is a thin red line between veritable honorable resistance and acts of terrorism that not only harm Eastern Arab Muslims but also contemporary society in general. Acts of terrorism, which occupy the spotlight in the media, becomes horrific for everyone. Our image now after the broadcast of the...
Date of source: Saturday, September 4, 2004
The kidnapping of hostages, killing them and displaying their corpses on satellite television are all acts far beyond the rules of legitimate resistance. Instead, they are all criminal acts of terrorism that harm the resistance more than it benefits it. It further distorts the image of Islam and...
Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 2004
The Azhar takes over the responsibility of clarifying the true image of Islam and correcting misconceptions about it. The Azhar sends envoys to different countries world-wide in order to carry out the responsibility of preaching true Islam, which is why it chooses those envoys very carefully.
The...