Date of source: Wednesday, December 7, 2005
Owner of a number of Islamic educational centers and websites, Ahmad Mahmoud ‘Abd Allāh, better known as Abu Islām, has been arrested on charges of religious hatred and inciting sectarian sedition and is thought to be linked to the riots in Alexandria in October.
Date of source: Sunday, December 11, 2005
Members of the Coptic and Muslim communities respond to President Mubārak’s decision to shift the authority regulating the building and demolition of houses of worship to the governors.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Egypt has called on the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe nations to give priority to the issue of discrimination against Muslims, particularly in light of the recent cartoons in Denmark that Muslims all over the world consider offensive to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.
Date of source: Monday, December 12, 2005
A commentary on the problem of those who would turn Islam from a religion into a political system.
Date of source: Sunday, December 11, 2005
The author examines the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, the way in which the American administration’s focus on democracy has benefited the group in Egypt and the dangers of abrupt political reform.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 7, 2005
A summary of articles about a controversial document attributed to the Muslim Brotherhood, which bodes no good for the future of the Copts in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, December 8, 2005
The author talks about the fears of all Egyptian women, including veiled women, concerning the position of women in Egypt, should the Muslim Brotherhood come to power.
Date of source: Monday, December 12, 2005
Legal battles between Shaykh Yousuf al-Badrī and human rights activists continue over the case of the priest’s wife, Wafā’ Costantine, who converted to Islam.
Date of source: Friday, December 9, 2005
The author seeks to dispel misconceptions about the position of non-Muslims in early-Islam and the jizya [money paid by non-Muslims in a Muslim state in return for protection and safety].
Date of source: Thursday, December 8, 2005
The author discusses the issues that have been addressed at Muslim summits of the past and suggests that Muslim leaders have neglected the truly important issue: poverty in the Muslim world.