Date of source: Sunday, May 9, 1999
Efendi Hajji Suleyman Rexhepi, grand mufti of Macedonia, a poor country that used to be a part of Yugoslavia and whose population includes a sizeable ethnic Albanian population most of whom are Muslim, expressed his dismay at the actions of the Macedonian police and army who have forbidden aid...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 5, 1999
The British Prime Minister meets for the first time the Council for Muslims to discuss their demands; and former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt said he expects the majority of the world’s population to become Muslims over the next fifty years. Speaking at the "Inter-Religious Dialogue Conference...
Date of source: Saturday, May 1, 1999 to Friday, May 7, 1999
Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, Al-Azhar Sheikh, in his conversation with Professor John Esposito, an visiting American orientalist, affirmed that in Egypt the relationship between Muslims and Copts is a relationship of one nation and all that are equal in their rights and obligations.
Date of source: Thursday, April 22, 1999
American Muslims who fear Islam is being politicized as well as affected by differences between Muslim countries say they want to be left alone to focus on the formidable challenges ahead.
Date of source: Saturday, March 20, 1999
Years back, the US schools did not provide their Muslim students with places for praying. Today, Muslim students have their own places of worship at school. This happened as a result of the quick spread of Islam in the US.
Date of source: Thursday, March 18, 1999
In an unprecedented event in Europe, an Islamic academy has recently been established in Austrian capital, Vienna. The opening ceremony was attended by the Minister of Awqaf (religious endowments) Dr. Hamdy Zaqzouq, President of Al-Azhar University Dr. Ahmed ’Omar Hashim, in addition to the...
Date of source: Friday, February 26, 1999
The number of the Muslims who are serving in the American Army has reached four thousand. Muslims try to get American leaders to acknowledge the presence of Muslims in the American forces.
Date of source: Friday, February 5, 1999
During recent years, the Muslims in Spain have formed a big group which has its own place in society. The Muslims are facing difficult problems concerning terrorists. The Spanish mass media established a link between them and the Muslims in Spain and they called it " The Islamic Terrorism".
Date of source: Monday, December 21, 1998
A TV station from Qatar organized a live debate on the American Freedom of Religious Persecution Law and el-Koshh between Mustafa Bakri, editor in chief of Al-Osboa newspaper, and Maurice Sadek, president of the Center for Human Rights and National Unity.
Sadek, who defended the recently accepted...
Date of source: Sunday, December 20, 1998
The article reviews a book of Philip Lewis ’Islamic Britain: Religion, Politics and Identity among British Muslims.’ The author says this book attempts to correct the wrong picture of Muslims in the British media.