Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 8, 1999
Islam, a religion of mercy, does not permit terrorism. In the Qur`an, God has said: God does not forbid you from showing kindness and dealing justly with those who have not fought you about religion and have not driven you out of your homes. God loves just dealers. (Qur`an, 60:8)
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 8, 1999
A Cairo court ordered the interior ministry to pay 60,000 pounds ($1,700) to compensate two members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood who were tortured more than 40 years ago, court sources said.
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 8, 1999
Many Islamic scholars question the value of artistic films. Many of them reject the representation of a sheikhh or ma’azun [marriage official] on the screen. Others, however, want to use the film as a means to spread Islam.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 6, 1999
His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday expressed his deep belief in the freedom of expression but urged journalists to be objective and responsible in their coverage of events and avoid exploiting their freedom in any way that might harm Jordan’s interests.
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 30, 1999
Boosting the tourism industry, Minister of Tourism Akel Biltaji outlined touristic sites in the Kingdom starting from the south of the Kingdom, where Moses first entered, to Petra and the Baptism Site of Jesus at Bethany.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 5, 1999
Pope John Paul II recently announced that he had lived, during his childhood, in a house owned by a Jew. Surprisingly, the grandchild of the owner appeared, taking the necessary measures to prove his ownership of the house!
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 6, 1999
Undeterred by charges of blasphemy that could land him in jail, singer Marcel Khalifa on Tuesday publicly sang the controversial song that critics claim insults Islam.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 5, 1999
Senior Lebanese Shiites on Monday demanded the lifting of a Sunni Muslim ban on a song by leading performer Marcel Khalife, accused last week of insulting Islam.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 4, 1999
The head of Lebanon’s Sunni Muslim community has said he was behind moves to put musician Marcel Khalife on trial for "abasing" Islam in one of his songs, a London-based Arabic-language daily reported Sunday.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 3, 1999
A prominent Lebanese composer and singer has been formally accused by an investigating judge of insulting Islam. Judge Abdul Rahman Shihab demanded the imprisonment Marcel Khalife from six months to three years for (allegedly) insulting religious rituals by using the chapter of Yusif from the Holy...