Date of source: Wednesday, September 19, 2001
The author is of the opinion that the attacks in America were against Arabs and Muslims not against Americans as they brought to life the scenario of attacking everything Arabic and Islamic. They brought back to life what is known in the West as Islamophobia. He does not think that the Islamic...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 19, 2001
The author is of the opinion that the reasons for the assaults on Muslims and Arabs after the attacks in the USA are to be found in the inability of Americans, whose views seem to be deeply effected by the American media, which tends to superficialize matters and look for excitement, to face the...
Date of source: Friday, September 21, 2001
The article gives excerpts of the address President George W. Bush gave after the attacks in America. Bush thanked the world for its outpouring of support. He pointed out that all the evidence they gathered pointed to Al-Qaida group led by Usama Bin Laden. He stressed that America’s enemy is not...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 12, 2001
The article is the text of a consolation letter by a Palestinian pastor over the attacks in America. He pointed out that the majority of Palestinians were shocked and saddened. He stressed that those whom the media has shown celebrating do not speak for or represent the entire Palestinian people.
Date of source: Saturday, September 22, 2001
Drs. Cornelis Hulsman was interviewed by Egyptian TV to speak about the role of Western media in reporting on the attack in America. The questions directed at him made it obvious that there is a deep mistrust of Western reporting about the Arab and Islamic world. The interviewer believed that...
Date of source: Friday, September 21, 2001
The image of Islam in French schoolbooks is very negative. The information the books cite is based on inaccurate translations from the Qur’an and on books biased against Islam. They introduce a false picture of jihad and marriage in Islam and tell incorrect stories about the Black Stone.
Date of source: Saturday, September 22, 2001 to Friday, September 28, 2001
The article deals with the differences between the way Islam is practiced in the Arabic countries and the way it is practiced in the Islamic Asian countries. It points out the dangers of Asiatic Islam. The author believes that Arabic Islam should reform Asiatic Islam, so that it does not turn into...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 18, 2001
The news of the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were the talk of the day in Egypt. I have not interviewed any people but just took notes when people were speaking about the attacks. These notes are given here.
Date of source: Sunday, September 16, 2001
[Press release based on articles in Al-Arabi, September 16, 2001]
Al-Arabi’s focal point in its coverage of the recent attacks in America was different from all other Egyptian newspapers. Its focal point was Egyptians’ rejoicing over what it called the "Remains of the American Dream." If the...
Date of source: Thursday, March 30, 2006
Dr. Hasan Muhammad Wajīh writes about two visits by Prince Charles to Egypt. Prince Charles’ visit to the Azhar in 1995 mainly focused on improving intercultural interaction between Islam and the West. His visit in 2006, however, was marked by a ceremony during which he received an honorary...