Date of source: Sunday, June 5, 2005
It is quiet natural that the desecration of a Holy Book, a Qur’ān or a Bible, ignites rage. It can be ascribed to the human nature that is very susceptible to symbolism and metaphor.
Date of source: Sunday, June 12, 2005
There is no doubt the United States has become more interested in lending an ear to the voice of moderate Islamists as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had considered in statements that the ascension of Islamists to power was an undesirable possibility.
Date of source: Sunday, June 12, 2005
The current winds of change in the Middle East is a welcome whiff of fresh air in the region, but the hasty promotion of democracy, could plunge the region deeper into the “dark side”, bringing the Moslem Brotherhood to power in Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and elsewhere. While some in Washington are...
Date of source: Sunday, June 5, 2005
In his book “No god but God : The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam,” the American Iranian author, Reza Aslān writes that conservative and liberal Muslims dispute over defining their own conviction.
Date of source: Saturday, June 11, 2005
One may wonder what if the Muslim Brotherhood came to power, taking into account the fact that they have neither plans nor platforms and that they do not accept any opinions that run counter against theirs.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 7, 2005
Many think that the extremist Christian Right is more dangerous than Bin Lādin and al-Zawahirī. This is true because Bin Laden is an extremist Muslim who does not organize policies of the Islamic and Arab world while the Christian Right has the power to formulate Western policy, especially that of...
Date of source: Friday, June 10, 2005
My meeting with Frances Fragos Townsend, the Assistant to the US President and Homeland Security Advisor, was to discuss bilateral cooperation between Egypt and the US in several fields and means and mechanisms to stand up against the phenomenon of terrorism, said Minister of Interior Habīb al-‘...
Date of source: Sunday, June 12, 2005
Bahīy al-Dīn Hasan, the Director of the Cairo Center for Human Rights Studies comments on the annual report that was released by the National Council for Human Right which has mentioned that Egypt was used as the CIA’s Mecca to torture prisoners and extort information before sending them either to...
Date of source: Monday, June 6, 2005
‘Abboud and his cousin Tāriq al-Zumur are suing George W. Bush because of the repercussions of his war on terrorism, which led to their illegal extension of detention since 2001. His lawsuit, requesting US$ 50 Mln. is based on and following the lead of the international campaign by victims of Bush’...
Date of source: Sunday, June 12, 2005
We are currently talking about the rights of Copts to run for the presidency as well as other state and executive posts. It would be just good to raise this matter in this time and atmosphere in which we sense an undeniable tacit tension in the air between Muslims and Copts.