Date of source: Monday, March 4, 2002
The article tackles more than one point related to the Islamic groups. It comments on the book of Ayman Al-Zawahri “Knights Under the Flag of the Prophet” and on Montasser Al-Zayyat´s “Al-Zawahri as I knew him.” It tries to answer the question of why Bin Laden gained great popularity among...
Date of source: Sunday, March 3, 2002
The leader of the Ansar Al-Shari´a group in London said that the British intelligence service men asked him to use a moderate manner of preaching and that they do want him to speak about jihad but to express an imploring, sorrowful Islam. He added that he encourages the Muslims who want to...
Date of source: Sunday, February 17, 2002
Renouncing terrorism does not need books to be compiled, as the leaders of the Gama´at Al-Islamiya have done recently. It needs a true repentance and a confession of being guilty because of the many crimes committed. Some of the Brotherhood leaders said that such renouncement of violence could...
Date of source: Sunday, February 10, 2002
The Crusades, with all its consequences and impacts, are a stumbling block in the way of the continuation of the relationship between the East and the West. Also associating Islam with terrorism and attacking some Islamic countries, in the name of fighting terrorism, is a cross road in their...
Date of source: Monday, February 18, 2002
The Arabic section of the Voice of America interviewed some Muslim scholars and imams to give their opinions on issues like terrorism, jihad and the right of the USA to respond to the September 11 attacks. Such interviews were taped and hundreds of thousands of tapes were copied and send to the...
Date of source: Sunday, February 24, 2002
Sidhom placed the texts of some Copts who wrote him about Beni Walmis in his editorial. The writers lament the happening in Beni Walmis and point to mistakes outside the Coptic community. Mr. Guirguis Bishay Al-Shuqeiry notes the changed social climate over the past decades. Two other authors...
Date of source: Saturday, February 9, 2002 to Friday, February 15, 2002
The Gama´at Al-Islamiya organization published a series of books called “The Correction of Concepts Series.” The author wonders whether this correction revolution a real correction and revision, or is it merely a pretense of being weak - with the aim of lying low until they regain their power...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 6, 2002
In Britain, video and cassette tapes inciting the British Muslims to join the jihad against the Jews and the unbelievers [Christians and Westerners] are sold in front of the mosques. Some British investigators believe that these tapes were the reason for the recruiting of many British Muslims who...
Date of source: Friday, February 8, 2002
It was reported that America asked some Islamic countries to develop their religious education and that an American-British delegation had visited the Azhar to get acquainted with its curricula. The papers reported such news items play a negative role, as they give the impression that the mission...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 30, 2002
The author comments on Montasser Al-Zayyat´s "Al-Zawahri as I knew him," through speaking about the reality of the claimed alliance took place between the Gama´at Al-Islamiya and the Jihad group. He also sheds light on the ideologies of the latter.