Date of source: Sunday, May 30, 2004
The movements of “political Islam” are primarily political pragmatic movements that have an underlying political project. Religion became only a cover used to rally the masses and fend off enemies as well as gain public opinion.
Date of source: Sunday, May 30, 2004
Some Islamic movements were able to incorporate the political language that is prevalent in the world. These movements realized that it is no longer possible to ignore big issues like human rights, democracy and women’s participation. Some Islamic movements still believe in the idea of a theocratic...
Date of source: Sunday, May 30, 2004
Islamic movements represent one perspective on how reform could be brought about. Islamic movements do not monopolize Islam, and are only making suggestions. Islamic political parties have the complete right to present their views and its programs, and leave it up to the people and the citizens to...
Date of source: Thursday, June 3, 2004
The Grand Imam attempted to calm the worries [of the public] concerning the decision to give jurisdiction of judicial confiscation to Al-Azhar’s inspectors.. He explained that the publications that are outlined in this decision do not fall under the category of creativity, but rather conflict with...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Many Dutch complained openly that conservative Muslim immigrants were changing their society to the worse, while Muslims protested that they were being treated as aliens in their adopted country."Islam is here to stay, in this country, in this city," Job Cohen, the mayor of Amsterdam said. "We...
Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2005
Dr. Shaykh‘Alī Jum‘a, met with the head of the Bundestag Foreign Affaires Committee. He discussed German school textbooks
that affront Islam and engender hatred towards Muslims.
Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2005
"Sunnā‘ al-Hayāh" [makers of life], a program presented by ‘Amr Khālid, is aiming at the progress of the
nation and is dealing with the cultural, psychological, educational, industrial, agricultural and living problems. Actually,
"Sunnā‘ al-Hayāh" does not make progress, it creates only illusions...
Date of source: Sunday, April 24, 2005
Al-Maqrīzī Studies Center [T: Officially, Al-Maqrizi Center for Historical Studies], a London-based fundamentalist center, reported the arrest of a leading Egyptian theorist of the former Jamā‘ā Jihādīya , 60 years old Rifā‘ī Surour.
Date of source: Friday, April 22, 2005
The member states of the European Union joined the U.S in its willingness to open to and enter into a dialogue with Islamic currents described as moderate and have
nothing to do with violence, with the object of paving the road for their participation in the democratic reform process urged by the...
Date of source: Thursday, April 14, 2005
Muhammad Buwayrī,
the young Dutch of Moroccan origin and suspect of the murder of the filmmaker Theo Van Gogh, appeared in court for the first
time. He said that he had showed up just to clear up the incident regarding his brother being accused of transferring a
document from the prison, where...