Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006 to Friday, February 10, 2006
The author explains that disputes among Muslims are negatively affecting Islamic unity. These disputes are the result of two widespread misconceptions. The first is taqiyā and the second is the extreme sanctification of imāms.
Date of source: Sunday, February 5, 2006
Certain parties have managed to dominate the minds of some Europeans and bring them into a state of genuine panic about losing their national identity at the hands of what they called the Islamic cultural invasion. This has been one effective result of the boycott against Denmark following the...
Date of source: Monday, January 30, 2006
Ikrām Lam‘ī says there is no doubt that cultural dialogue with foreigners has become an indispensable option.
Date of source: Friday, January 27, 2006
Labīb suggests that Islamic civilization has remained silent about the institutional structure that should shoulder the responsibility of ensuring that power is not abused. It has also never acknowledged political plurality, and there have been zero efforts to get the people to participate in...
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Egyptian MP, Rajab Hilāl Himīda, made a shocking statement in a parliamentary session claiming that the Qur’ān incites terrorism.
Date of source: Saturday, January 28, 2006
‘Abd al-Rahmān Hallalī discusses the wane and resurgence of political Islamic movements, arguing that after the 9/11 incidents, it became no longer possible to ignore the Islamist movements, not because of their violence, but rather because extremist Islam can never be handled except with moderate...
Date of source: Saturday, January 28, 2006
Despite the progressive Islamist movements in Turkey and Morocco, liberals are still haunted by the salafī [traditional] experiment of Afghanistan’s oppressive Taliban. Ibrāhīm Gharāyba discusses the concerns of liberals about the Muslim Brotherhood’s political agenda.
Date of source: Sunday, January 29, 2006
Professor of Literature, Dr. Ahmad ‘Abd al-Hayy, criticizes the use of microphones and amplifiers by many mosque imāms during Friday sermons and loud prayers.
Date of source: Sunday, January 29, 2006
Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm states that fear of, and interest in, Islam have grown since September 11, 2001, and that Muslims should not deny this fact or settle for hurling naأ¯ve accusations against others of "concocting intrigues and conspiracies" against Islam.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 24, 2006
A discussion of homosexuality and Egyptian law taken from a bachelor’s thesis on Egyptian law.