Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 23, 2005
Deep differences suddenly struck the Egyptian Jihad organization that had been led for many years by Dr. Ayman al-Zāwhirī before his alliance with al-Qā‘ida’s leader Usāma Bin Lādin.
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 27, 2002
Rose El-Youssef’s special file for this week contains an interview with Abdullah Annas, a pioneering Arab Afghan and articles on new preachers, how terrorists have exploited cassette tapes to spread their ideas, the Prophet’s perception of terrorism, the Brotherhood’s perception of women, the issue...
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 5, 2002
The Editor-in-Chief of Al-Musawwar met with the five released leaders of the Gama’at Al-Islamiya. They said that it is not allowed to declare a ruler an unbeliever in case there are certain circumstances that hinder him from applying some rules of the Islamic Shari’a. They added that if they did...
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 28, 2002
The editor-in-chief of Al-Mussawar met with the leaders of the Gama’at Al-Islamiya imprisoned in Wadi Al-Natrun prison. The meeting focused on the initiative to stop violence and the group’s ideological revisions. The leaders re-emphasized that the initiative to stop violence is final and that they...
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 24, 2002
Meunier gives the most negative interpretation possible to the interviews with extremists in Al Mussawar. He suggests it could be to polish their images for a wide Egyptian public. It helps according to Meunier to install the idea, despite their apologies for their deeds, that this is a path to...
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 24, 2002
Many books and articles incite Westerners to oppose Islam and think that it is a threat to them and to the whole world. There is also a strange persistence on creating hostility between Muslims and the West. The author wonders whether this is a conspiracy and who plans it and why.
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 15, 2002
The year report of 2001 including an overview of the special reports written for the RNSAW. The year 2001 was marked by a strong increase in the number of special reports, providing readers with information that is not available elsewhere.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 9, 2002
The text of a letter from intellectual Tareq Heggi to Saudi Prince Khaled Al-Faysel. Heggi criticizes Wahhabism and argues that he cannot be a member of the Arab Thought Institute because his thoughts are different from the thoughts of most of its members.
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 26, 2002
[Rammameen are those who scavenge a living off others.]
Those who embrace political Islam claim that any amendments to their ideology leads to what they call “American Islam.” The establishment of the Muslim Brotherhood marked the beginning of political Islam. The Brotherhood offered America “...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 9, 2002
The Turkish government declared the banning of veiled women from entering a university or driving cars. This declaration provoked the feelings of many Muslims especially since many of them believe that Islam is the hijab and niqab. The author does not agree that Islam is simply a hijab and niqap....