Date of source: Monday, February 19, 2007
Sectarian violence broke out in the Upper Egyptian village of Armant, Qinā governorate, after rumors spread that a group of three Coptic young men seduced a number of Muslim girls and filmed them in compromising positions. Arson attacks swept the village and eight Muslim teenagers were arrested for...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 14, 2007
The author rejects the slogan that political Islām movements lift which says, ‘Islam is the solution.’ He believes that Islām without mind or science will not be enough to realize the long-waited progress of Islamic societies.
Date of source: Thursday, February 15, 2007
Egyptian security forces recently launched a massive drive against leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, since group-related students gave a military style rally in the Azhar University a few months ago [AWR, week 51, 2006, article 26]. Members of the group say that the crackdown aims at removing the...
Date of source: Sunday, February 18, 2007
The author argues that the meaning of terrorism constitutes an intellectual problem for Western thinkers who have not succeeded in given it a comprehensive definition. This is contrary to Sharī‘ah which not only defined terrorism, but also differentiated between it and the other concepts and...
Date of source: Monday, February 19, 2007
The suspicious activity and behavior of Abū Laban and his extremists’ counterparts in Europe have played a role in issuing strict laws that limit the immigration of Arabs to Denmark, and in the spread of the fear of Islamic phenomenon.
Date of source: Saturday, February 17, 2007 to Friday, February 23, 2007
Dr. Aḥmad Shawqī al-Fanjarī discusses the Fatwás issued by Muftīs living in European and American countries.
Date of source: Friday, February 16, 2007
Subḥī Mijāhid reports on the Azhar University’s reaction toward the recent study that accuses Rose al-Yūsuf of Takfīr.
Date of source: Saturday, February 10, 2007 to Friday, February 16, 2007
Some Coptic websites presented a study realized by Dr. George Bibāwī and Dr. Robert Show. The study deems Pope Shenouda Kāfir and provide an explicit argument to its claims.
Date of source: Saturday, February 10, 2007 to Friday, February 16, 2007
Max Michel [Reviewer: his name before being ordained as Bishop Maximus I) intended to print a collection of George Ḥabīb Bibāwī’s articles criticizing Pope Shenouda III. The latter refused the proposal and threatened to file a claim against Bishop Maximus I if he executed his intentions without...
Date of source: Friday, February 9, 2007
The article presents the author’s view regarding the developments in the ongoing debate between the formal church and some scholars of theology, and his call for an international conference to resolve the problem.