Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 1, 2005
America is a vital part of the secret behind Bin Lādin and al-Qā’ida’s popularity.
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 1, 2005
Zudhī Ahmad, an 18-year-old student, wears a black hat in imitation of Abu Muscab al-Zarqāwī, who has become a ‘folk hero’ for many Jordanian young men, even if they do not agree that killing civilians in suicide operations is justified.
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 31, 2005
In a few days Ayman al-Zawāhirī, second in command at al-Qā’ida organization, will appear on tape blessing the bombings of Sharm al-Sheikh and promising more in order to destroy the Egyptian kafir [unbeliever] system. This speech will mark the end of all speculation by the security institutions,...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 22, 2005
Responses of how the Islamic world could respond to rapid changes and developments.
Critique on fake muftīs who issue eccentric and controversial fatwas on satellite television.
Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 21, 2005
Terrorism, by definition, is violence inflicted by one group against another. In ancient constitutions, all kinds of violence were legal; history has produced an abundance of manslayers such as Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, and Saddām Hussayn.
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 23, 2005
The debate over whether religion is closer to politics or vice versa raises pressing questions: Do some of those practicing religion use it for political ends? Or is it rather politicians using religion to drug people?
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 25, 2005
It is high time that a fatwa was issued judging Usāma Bin Lādin and his disciples non-Muslims. We actually need a spate of counter-fatwas to confirm that Islam condemns violence against the innocent.
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 17, 2005
The first question that comes to mind after the London explosions is: what took them so long? The answer may be that in the past four years the British authorities have succeeded in preventing attacks on a number of occasions.
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 17, 2005
Terrorism usually comes like a bolt from the blue, but not so the explosions in London. Some British Islamist leaders have been warning for months that such violence was imminent.
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 11, 2005
The school textbooks of the Azhar, especially those of the secondary grade, were authored to make a thousand Bin Lādins instead of contemporary ‘ulamā’s who can stand up against terrorism.