Date of source: Monday, March 6, 2006
A member of the Islamic Liberation Party in the United Kingdom, Mājid Nawāz, was released last week from an Egyptian jail after serving three-quarters of his five-year jail term, which was on charges of spreading his party’s ideology in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, March 5, 2006
Suggestions of a deal between British and Egyptian authorities to exchange prisoners, including three Britons in prison in Egypt in connection to membership of Hizb al-Tahrīr and Egyptian, Abu Hamza al-Misrī, currently in jail in the U.K.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 1, 2006
The author notes the imprisonment and release of several British members of the Islamic group Hizb al-Tahrir. The author adds that perhaps their imprisonment should never have occurred, since some argued that they ever only expressed their opinions peacefully.
Date of source: Saturday, March 4, 2006
Dr. Rif‘at al-Sa‘īd reviews a study by Dr. ‘Abd Allāh Shalabī, professor at ‘Ayn Shams University, Faculty of Education, Philosophy and Sociology department that tackled the issue of religiosity and the relationship between religion and state.
Date of source: Sunday, March 5, 2006
Muhammad Kāmil Yassīn writes about the aftermath of the Danish cartoon crisis, stating that the Prophet Muhammad’s reputation was maintained because of the unified reaction of Muslims around the world.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 1, 2006
The author notes that the West saw both the power and the dark side of the Muslim reactions to the Danish cartoons. He pleas that Muslims check their reactions next time, lest their negative image in Westerners’ eyes become even more solidified.
Date of source: Friday, March 3, 2006
A German citizen has received a suspended jail sentence of one year for insulting Islam by printing the word ‘Qur’ān’ on toilet paper and sending it to mosques and a number of Islamic institutions.
Date of source: Thursday, March 2, 2006
Amid growing anger in the Muslim world over the controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, views have differed on whether it is the right time for Muslims to enter into dialogue with Denmark on freedom of expression and respect for religions. This press review highlights the opinions of two...
Date of source: Sunday, March 5, 2006
This writer, with a non-Western background, writes in strong support of Western values, especially freedom of expression in light of the Danish cartoon crisis, and condemns multiple aspects of the Islamic society as being inferior.
Date of source: Sunday, March 5, 2006
The author is writing about the Danish cartoon crisis. He says that respect is not a right and adds that freedom of speech depends on people accepting criticism, even where it is quite clearly disrespectful, and that this is a price well worth paying for freedom of speech. He holds that freedom of...