Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 22, 2005
An Egyptian fundamentalist, held in a Canadian jail for his alleged links to Usāma Bin Lādin, was hospitalized Tuesday after 76 days on hunger strike.
Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 21, 2005
In a phone call to al-Sharq al-Awsat, Egyptian fundamentalist, Muhammad Zakī Mahjoub, claimed that Usāma Bin Lādin, leader of al-Qā‘ida, used money to recruit young Muslims.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 24, 2004
The conduct and rhetoric of Muslim leaders and their failure to address the stagnation of their societies has fueled the tensions between Islam and the West. Relations between Muslims and the West will continue to deteriorate unless the internal crisis of the Muslim world is also addressed.
Date of source: الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 10, 2004
This lecture forms the background to Lord Carey’s lecture in July in Cairo. Lord Carey explained his purpose of seeking to build bridges of understanding between Islam and Christianity. “Compassion and understanding are the only tools to handle hatred and violence.” For understanding also critical...
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 6, 2004
I admired the message sent by Dr. Kamal Chatila, the leader of the Nasserist Lebanese Party, to Sheikh Al-Harthy, head of the Authority of Muslim Scholars in Iraq. The message confirms that Muslims disagree with the barbarous acts committed by some Iraqis in the name of Islam or national liberation...
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 28, 2004
The events of September 11 may push the world to adopt the idea of the clash of civilizations, but they also emphasize the need for dialogue between and among civilizations. I do not accept the idea that the future carries increasing violence, deeper bitterness and spiteful dialogues between and...
Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 21, 2004
In an Alexandrian youth camp, the Egyptian Grand Mufti, Dr. Ali Goma’a, met with nearly 500 students from Egyptian universities and from delegations studying at the Azhar. Dr Goma’a gave his lecture on the mosque’s role in building the individual. Dr. Goma’a also answered questions on various...
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 12, 2005
In his excellent book, ‘Understanding Jihad’, David Cook of Rice University in the USA dismisses the low-grade debate that has raged since 9/11 over the nature of jihād - whether it is a form of offensive warfare or (more pleasantly) a type of moral self-improvement
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 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: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 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...