Date of source: Wednesday, March 5, 2008
‘Abd al-Mun‘im Munīb reviews a book by the Jihād Group leader Dr. Tāriq al-Zumur that summarizes the ideas of the group’s ’Nonviolence Initiative’ that was declared in 1997.
Date of source: Saturday, March 8, 2008
The article talks about whether the banned Muslim Brotherhood group could be seen as a real political alternative for the future or just an opposition group that lacks sufficient skills and awareness to govern.
Date of source: Friday, March 7, 2008
A report in the March edition of the Arabic-speaking magazine Forbes Arabia presented a list of the richest five Muslim preachers in the Arab world. The report surveyed the income of the preachers during 2007.
Date of source: Saturday, March 1, 2008
The article reports on a Luxor Copts signature campaign for bringing their defrocked Bishop Ammonius back to his bishopric.
Date of source: Saturday, March 1, 2008
Rafīq Habīb rejects visions that regard Copts as a minority group in Egypt, saying it is just a numerical minority that coincides with the cultural and civilizational features of society as a whole.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 27, 2008
The article presents a response of the author to a statement from the al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah in which it attacked the daily al-Dustūr.
Date of source: Saturday, March 1, 2008
The article reports on the reprint of an offensive caricature of the Prophet Muhammad by many Danish and European newspapers that was made just one day after a plot to murder of its cartoonist was foiled.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The People’s Assembly approved the draft law banning demonstrations in Egyptian houses of worship. The Muslim Brotherhood boycotted the vote and withdrew from the session, and the Minister of Endowments asserted that houses of worship are inviolable.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
A book entitled, ’al-Ightiyālāt fī al-Islām: Ightiyāl al-Sahābah wa al-Tābi‘īn [Assassinations in Islam: Assassinations of the Prophet’s Companions and Followers] describes the assassinations of significant figures in the early years of Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, February 23, 2008 to Friday, February 29, 2008
Although the banned Muslim Brotherhood group has been subjected to a massive security crackdown that resulted in the arrest of hundreds of its members and key figures, it has announced that it would run in the forthcoming elections for the local councils.