Date of source: Saturday, August 20, 2005 to Friday, August 26, 2005
In the wake of the London bombings, Britain has become aware of Muslim fundamentalists living within its borders, realizing, for the first time, the threat they pose to the British national security.
Date of source: Thursday, August 18, 2005
The death of the well-known Muslim dā‘iya [preacher], Ahmad Dydāt, is a great loss to the Umma [Islamic Nation].
Date of source: Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Ahmad Sābir, head of the Egypt Salvation Front Abroad, responds angrily to Ayman Nour’s recent dismissal of several key members of the Ghad Party.
Date of source: Monday, September 19, 2005
‘Adlī Abādīr has been a prominent figure on the Egyptian political scene in recent years. He is known for his extreme approach to political issues and many have accused him of inciting sectarianism in his speeches.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
A German film production company has presented a request to the Supreme Council of Antiquities, seeking permission to film part of a documentary about the history of the Jews, at Jewish monuments in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, August 15, 2005
The US Evangelical Lutheran Church has requested that Israeli authorities destroy the wall being built around Palestinian-governed lands. The church’s annual nation-wide convention issued a statement which called for the building of trust instead of the building of a wall.
Date of source: Thursday, August 11, 2005
An American church has adopted resolutions boycotting American companies that support Israel. This church has also been joined by other churches who have promised to adopt similar resolutions unless the United States removes the wall dividing Israel and Palestine.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
The Federation of the Islamic Association of New Zealand has inaugurated Islam Awareness Week, in which open days are organized in the mosques and Islamic centers of New Zealand.
Date of source: Sunday, August 14, 2005
In the last three decades, Islam has become a significant part of the culture of American prisons. Muslim prisoners represent 6 percent of a total of 150,000 prisoners, yet Muslims represent no more than 5.1 percent of the total population of the U.S.
Date of source: Monday, August 15, 2005
For a long time, a church in France offered Muslims an adjacent hall for use as a mosque. Yet an im ām inside this mosque was in the habit of shouting and invoking imprecations on ‘the infidel Christians’, praying for God to wipe them from the face of the earth. Eventually, after numerous problems...