Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 27, 2007
Salman Rushdie was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of Britain. The bestowal sparked protests in the Muslim world and revived the Muslim wrath over his controversial book entitled, “The Satanic Verses,” and the writer himself.
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 13, 2007 to الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 19, 2007
The article is based on a listing of article on a Fatwá issued by the
Muftī of Egypt Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, in which he believes that companions of Prophet
Muhammad used to drink his urine in order to receive blessings.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 30, 2007
The article provides a listing of articles on two controversial Fatwás issued by the Muftī of Egypt and a professor at the Azhar University. The first fatwá says that the prophet’s urine used to be given to his companions for blessings. The second one urges working women to breastfeed their male co...
Date of source: السبت, تموز (يوليو) 30, 2005
The article provides a list of articles on the reactions to the Sharm al-Sheikh attacks published in the Egyptian press.
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 25, 2007
The Center for Arab-West Understanding presents its annual report for 2006, highlighting the objectives achieved and the goals for the upcoming year. 2006 was landmarked by growing toward the Center for Arab-West Understanding, and laying the basis for an electronic documentation center.
Date of source: الخميس, آذار (مارس) 8, 2007
Responding to Dr. ‘Aṣfūr’s ’The Perils of a Religious State,’ a number of Muslim scholars and intellectuals try to refute ‘Aṣfūr’s argument. The following lines present responses of the Grand Imām of Azhar Dr. Muḥammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī, Dr. Muḥammad ‘Amārah, and Dr. Ṭāriq al-Bishrī on the issue.
Date of source: الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 9, 2007
The Central Council of Ex-Muslims is only a media tactic that attempts to cover the victories of Islām in the Arab countries and Europe and will increase the tension between the Islamic world and the West.
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 22, 2007
Article two of the Egyptian Constitution is not subject to the proposed constitutional amendments. It is, however, the main subject of heated arguments and discussions in Egyptian society. A debate was held at The American University in Cairo [AUC] about the proposed amendments.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 5, 2006
For the third week, Pope Benedict’s controversial remarks on Islam and
the Prophet
Muhammad have made headlines in Egyptian national and independent newspapers. A number of Muslim
intellectuals devoted their columns to refute claims about the spread of Islam by the sword. Some Muslim
scholars...
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 17, 2006
The Djibouti minister of Islamic
affairs,
Dr. Mogueh Dirir, said in this interview with al-Liwā’ al-Islāmī newspaper that
Jewish and Christian missionary campaigns were targeting many parts in the African continent in the absence
of
significant Muslim activities and indifference about the da‘...