Date of source: Friday, May 9, 2003 to Tuesday, May 13, 2003
The 15th General Islamic Conference that was held in Cairo May 9 under the title “The Future of the Islamic Nation” was front-page news in Egyptian press for five days. Articles covering the conference report on the different speeches. The conference is believed to reflect a change in the language...
Date of source: Sunday, May 4, 2003
The author criticizes fundamentalism in Islam. He is of the opinion that fundamentalists believe that Islam is nothing but appearance and rigidity. He adds that those who try to promote fundamentalist Islam mock Muslims and use it as a way to make themselves superior.
Date of source: Sunday, April 27, 2003
The author criticizes Arab countries for being disunited and for doing nothing to combat the Israel and American plans against them. In the same respect, he criticizes Islamic groups for their wrong perception of jihad.
Date of source: Monday, April 28, 2003
The author criticizes Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi for speaking about the Iraqi crisis, in relation to the Palestinian conflict, as a secondary issue. He said that Americans get Muslims occupied with the aggression on Iraq rather than with the issue of Palestine as they did before using Bin Laden and...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 22, 2003
The author approaches four Muslim scholars on the issue of improving Islamic religious discourse. They all agree that the religious discourse should be improved. Each of them gives his perception of how it should be improved.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 15, 2003
The International Council for Rapprochement Between Denominations organizes its 16th international conference for Islamic unity in Iran under the title "Globalization and the Universality of Islam."
Date of source: Friday, April 11, 2003
The deputy of the head of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs says that the Islamic Religious discourse should be improved in order to be effective. He believes that Islam is not well represented in the West and thus is unjustly portrayed. The head of the Australian Organization for Islamic...
Date of source: Friday, April 13, 2001
The author comments on the situation of Muslims. He believes that Muslims, who should be the best among nations, are weak, disunited, persecuted and suspected everywhere. This is because they are not following the Qur´an. They only concentrate on Qur´anic verses that are related to the...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 8, 2003
The author advises Muslim youth on how to help their brothers in Iraq and Palestine. He believes that the war on Iraq is not the only crisis the Islamic umma [nation] is going through these days. He elaborates on the Qur´anic verse “Verily never will Allah change the condition of a people...
Date of source: Monday, March 31, 2003
Prime Minister Dr. Atef Ebeid will participate in the conference of “The Future of the Islamic Nation” on behalf of President Mubarak. The conference is organized by the Ministry of Endowments and discusses the civilizational, political, social and economic future of the Islamic nation.