Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Egyptian newspapers present mixed reactions to Pope Benedict’s "apology" for comments he made earlier
this
month on Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. In light of the already tense atmosphere in the Muslim world,
a Berlin
opera company canceled Mozart’s ’Idomeneo’ for fear of protest over...
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006
From Rasputin to Bin Lādin, religion has always had a role in politics and in political plans. The following text depicts biographies of a number of people whose religious engagements played a role in their political life.
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006
This article discusses violence in Islam from the Caliph ‘Uthmān Ibn
‘Ufān to
the Muslim Brotherhood. Religion and holy texts have been taken as pretexts to commit
murder in the name of
God and Islam.
Date of source: Friday, December 12, 1997
Subtitles:A phenomenon that worries
international intelligence agencies; Cooperation between Sunni and
Shiaa groups to establish a unified
organizationItaly has become the base for the activities of the
extremist groups smuggling
weaponsClaims that Osama Bin Ladin is attempting to establish an...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 22, 1997
On
August 2, 1997 the L.A Times published an alleged claim of Christians being tortured in Pakistan,
but at the
same time, nothing was mentioned about the confirmed massacres perpetrated daily by Israel,
protected by the right
of veto. On August 14, 1997, the same newspaper published an...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 1, 1997
Subtitles:- Alazm: Islam has killed a
lot of people on the
pretext of dividing them into Muslims and Zimmi.- Dr. Qawadri: "We do not have in
Islam the word
Zemmi. They are equal citizens, you should not use the word zemmi or Jizia if you do not like
them.-
Dr. Alazm: Islam is an obstacle in...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 24, 1997
Subtitle:
1- An Islamic preacher says on the Internet: Christians deceive Muslims by building churches in the form of mosques
2- A Christian Internet site called “Wild Christianity” specializes in attacking Islam
3- Internet sites for the books and essays of: El Karadawy, Said Kotb, Ibn...
Date of source: Friday, August 1, 1997
Subtitle:It
has the power to boycott
economic relations. A report of the American Foreign Office attacks those who
disrupt the mission of Christian
missionariesThis week, the U.S. Congress discussed the persecution
of Christians. The discussion coincided
with a study by the American...
Date of source: Monday, July 28, 1997
Subtitles:
Demonstration in front of the Egyptian consulate in New York; 16 Copts murdered per minute C.N.N.-TV; Egypt is a place of persecution. See how they treat monkeys and bears in the zoo. Mahmoud Wahba: Jews are using Copts to cover a disaster among them.
Rose al- Yūsuf, July 28, is also...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 22, 1997
Dr. Milad Hanna, one of Egypt’s most prominent Christians, author of many books on Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt and columnist in Al-Ahram, is very dismayed about the proposed American religious freedom law. In an article in Al-Ahram of July 22 he writes that there are sectarian clashes which...