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Presidential hopeful Dr. 'Abd al-Mun'im Abū al-Futūh said Egypt has been a Muslim nation for nearly 15 centuries now, criticizing voices calling for the implementation of the sharī'ah "as if Egypt has been a Quraysh or infidel state". ['Ādil al-Darajlī, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Jan. 22, p. 14] Read original text in Arabic

Dr. Nash’at Ja‘far explains how Islām treated Ahl al-Kitāb as believers, not apostates.

What did the Old Testament and the Talmud, both of which shape the existence of the Jews, say?!” What is happening to the Jewish faith in terms of feelings of superiority or genius, both of which have contributed to the discrimination between Jews and non-Jews in Jewish society.



All these questions, and others that have shaped the relationship between Jews and the world throughout history, should be reviewed and their real reasons should be examined. And this examination should not be hindered by the alleged accusations of anti-Semitism.

Dr. Israel Wolfenson, a Jewish scholar, said that the historical links that tied the Hebrews to the Canaanites were dissolved after the children of Israel moved away from the Arabian peninsula, which was a shared land for all Hebrew and Canaanite nations. That is why the Hebrews now consider the Canaanites the descendants of Ham, and not of Shem. This shows that since antiquity, Israel has been trying to construct historical events according to their own interests.