Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 8, 2005
In his book Al-Jamā‘āt al-Islāmīya…Ru’ya min al-Dākhil [Islamic Groups…an insider’s view], Muntasir al-Zayyāt, the lawyer of Al-Jamā‘āt al-Islāmīya, he tried to offer his vision for the declared alliance between [late President Muhammad Anwar] al-Sādāt, al-Jamācāt al-Islāmīya and the Muslim...
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 12, 2005
The 60-year-old Egyptian fundamentalist ‘Abboud al-Zumur – who was once a distinguished lieutenant colonel in the Army Intelligence – and the previous leader of al-Jihād Organization, declared his intention to stand as a candidate for the coming Egyptian presidential elections that are to be held...
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 1, 2005
This insider view about the Muslim Brotherhood’s game of interests comes from their lawyer’s book and his experiences with them. In his account, Muntasir al-Zayyāt believes that President Sādāt released the imprisoned Brotherhood members and allowed them to the political space to counterbalance the...
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 28, 2005
The insatiable lust for attacking others and the attempts to belittle their opinions have become a disturbing shameful phenomenon that overwhelms sensational newspapers, a matter that runs counter to the press code of ethics.
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Art. 2 – caution needed with stories...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 25, 2005
Muslim Brothers profited from their truce with Sādāt, known as the "game of interests," and penetrated into many Islamic groups using the group’s newspapers, like al-I‘tisām, as a venue for their views until Sādāt allowed them freedom to publish their own paper, al-dacwa.
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: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 1, 2002
In this article Muhammad Sayyed Al-Ashmawi expressed his thoughts concerning the circumstances of Arabs and Muslims. He said that Egyptian and Arab societies are passing through a crucial phase due to the absence of freethinking. He commented on the role of modern preachers. These modern preachers...
Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 16, 2002
The latest fatwa of Sheikh Atiya Saqr that forbids shaking hands between men and women is a return to the dogmatic opinions that preceded the explosion of terrorism in Egypt. The author wondered how could Egypt fight terrorism without fighting such strange beliefs that create the atmosphere for the...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 30, 2002
Dr. Nabil Luka Bebawi believes that President Mubarak is the master of national unity in Egypt and that the problems of Copts are domestic problems that should be solved internally without any foreign intervention. He said that there is no religious persecution in Egypt as some people claim.
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 “...