Date of source: Tuesday, February 14, 2006
In this article the author is arguing that both the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamās have never got rid of their radical discourses. He believes that the ideology of Hamās would not guarantee a decent life for the ordinary Palestinian citizens or rescue them from the poverty, unemployment and...
Date of source: Monday, February 6, 2006
This feature discusses Egyptian youths’ inclination to make their dreams of emigration come true. Some young Egyptians, who suffer from unemployment or extremely low salaries, resort to immigration firms to help them get out of the country.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Intellectual Fahmī Huwaydī criticizes in an interview ailing political practices and blames political parties that fail to rise up to people’s expectations due to their frail partisan performance and internal disputes and power struggles.
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006 to Friday, February 10, 2006
The author states that Hamās has the right to rule Palestine but asks whether such movements can ever accept the principle of the circulation of power. The author stresses that opposing and criticizing these movements is not equal to criticizing and opposing Islam, because these groups do not...
Date of source: Saturday, January 28, 2006
The author argues that there are three types of religious people. The first type of person focuses heavily on rituals, sometimes being judgmental. The second focuses mainly on worldly issues and secularism. The third group sticks to moderation and follows a balanced pattern in life when it comes to...
Date of source: Friday, January 27, 2006
Labīb suggests that Islamic civilization has remained silent about the institutional structure that should shoulder the responsibility of ensuring that power is not abused. It has also never acknowledged political plurality, and there have been zero efforts to get the people to participate in...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 24, 2006
A discussion of homosexuality and Egyptian law taken from a bachelor’s thesis on Egyptian law.
Date of source: Monday, January 2, 2006
Dr. Nasr Abu Zayd, a celebrated modern scholar of Qur’ānic studies, who fled to the Netherlands after the Egyptian courts ordered that he be forcibly divorced from his wife on charges of apostasy, argues for reform of religious thought and an end to corruption.
Date of source: Saturday, December 24, 2005 to Friday, December 30, 2005
The author argues that sectarian sedition is a business promoted by those who serve international interests.
Date of source: Monday, December 26, 2005
The author states that three Christian families have become the targets of international organizations and expatriate Coptic groups that propagate lies about persecution of Copts in their own country.