Date of source: Monday, October 28, 2002
Egyptian Cultural TV broadcasted on October 27 a live discussion with Patrick Haenni, social researcher at the CEDEJ in Cairo and Cornelis Hulsman on inter-religious dialogue in a program of Heba Fahmy, “We and the Other.” Much of Egyptian and Western news reporting about the Arab World is not...
Date of source: Thursday, October 31, 2002
Rev. Dr. Wolfram Reiss joined the advisory board of the RNSAW. He is a German Scholar with broad knowledge of inter-religious studies, focusing in the relations between the three religions, which have their cradle in the Middle East: Judaism, Oriental-Orthodox Christianity and Islam. He studied...
Date of source: Saturday, October 12, 2002
Islam is a universal religion with a universal message. The hands of Islam are stretched out to the world in love and peace because Islam is the religion of right and peace. The Islamic jihad was a necessity to protect right and peace and not to fight and wage war.
Date of source: Saturday, October 12, 2002
The meaning of apostasy is not limited to renouncing Islam. A Muslim could be accused of apostasy if s/he suggests new thought that is contradictory to what has been set as rules ages ago. From this, the issue of freedom of belief is considered apostasy, which should be punished by execution.
Date of source: Saturday, October 5, 2002
Islam is a universal religion that opens its doors to all people. It cares and respects the other, as it calls for forgiveness and modesty when dealing with the other. People will not realize the universal nature of Islam, unless they know its true principles.
Date of source: Saturday, October 5, 2002
The author believes that the recommendation of the Creed and Philosophy Committee in the Islamic Research Institute that the apostate is to be given a lifetime chance to renounce his apostate ideas is not a renewal in the Islamic fiqh. The recommendation has been made only because of the...
Date of source: Saturday, September 28, 2002
The article draws a comparison between the richest Brotherhood member Youssef Nada and Ali Belhadj, leader of the Algerian Islamic Front. Both men are arrogant and speak about their groups as ruling authorities.
Date of source: Saturday, September 28, 2002
Islam is a religion of both worship and work. It aims at making its followers the makers of life. The prophet advised Muslims not to leave their lives in the hands of God by their idleness, but to work hard. The fact that Islam considers work something very precious shows that Islam is a universal...
Date of source: Saturday, September 21, 2002
When political Islam started, the policy of hijab began, upheld by force. In this terrorist atmosphere, the idea of Islam was merely to cover the hair, even if morality was nude. Qur’anic verses on hijab distinguish between free women and slave women and between chaste women and unchaste women.
Date of source: Saturday, September 21, 2002
Islam is a lofty religion that gave birth to a civilization based on thought and science. It can never be a religion that calls for violence and terrorism. Islam is a universal message, not only because it gave this world a civilization, but also because Islam coexists with other religions and...