Date of source: Sunday, November 24, 2002
Many books and articles incite Westerners to oppose Islam and think that it is a threat to them and to the whole world. There is also a strange persistence on creating hostility between Muslims and the West. The author wonders whether this is a conspiracy and who plans it and why.
Date of source: Saturday, November 23, 2002
Supporters of the preacher Amr Khaled began a campaign to convince Egyptian authorities to reduce the restriction imposed on the activities of Khaled and to repeal its decision prohibiting him from preaching in Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, April 12, 2002
A member of Parliament of the Muslim Brotherhood said that Egypt should prevent the trade of wine because Egypt is an Islamic country. However, Dr. Zeinab Radwan and Dr. Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi believe that there is nothing wrong about non-Muslims drinking wine in Egypt. Dr. Georget Sobhi [a Christian...
Date of source: Monday, November 25, 2002
Dr. Nasr Abu Zeid’s homesickness turns into a rage. This is clear in his statement to journalist Muhammad Al-Atasi. While he should be in Cairo during Ramadan, he weeps and speaks about death and farewell. The return of Abu Zeid to Egypt would be a protection for Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, April 15, 2002
The new Mufti of Egypt decided to entrust the task of issuing fatwas to the Islamic Research Institute. The author believes this not to be a good decision, as the Institute has charged many intellectuals with kufr [unbelief] and is not known for defending the freedom of opinion. He suggested the...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 19, 2002
The Ministry of Waqfs stipulated new terms for building mosques. Some people believe they are necessary to end building mosques at random and to preserve their civilized appearance. Others believe they put restraints on the freedom of building mosques and mix between state-run and non-governmental...
Date of source: Friday, April 12, 2002
Bishop Kenneth Cragg spoke on April 10 in the Faculty of Languages and Translation at the Azhar University.The Bishop said both Islam and Christianity acknowledge the greatness of God.
Students asked the bishop about his opinion about the Palestinians. Some of them asked in a polemical fashion...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 3, 2002
The mufti of Egypt said that the Palestinian resistance operations are martyrdom operations and even more elevated than this. He added that the religious discourse should be reconsidered, not to satisfy America but because it has been very superficial for long time.
Date of source: Friday, April 5, 2002
Many Muslim preachers are not religiously or academically qualified. In their religious discourse, they speak about nothing but torture in grave. Most of them preach politics instead of preaching religion – which is the thing that most badly affects the religious discourse. The Minister of Waqfs...
Date of source: Sunday, December 1, 2002
Muslim intellectual Sayyed Al-Qimni believes that considering Islam as the official religion of the State implies the existence of other informal religions, a situation which signifies the exclusion from all citizenship rights of holders of other religions. Whenever a sectarian problem arises,...