Date of source: Thursday, March 7, 2002
[Hisba is a term referring to the right of a Muslim to defend public morality and suing on behalf of religion.] The article comments on one of the four books published recently by the Gama´at Al-Islamiya. The book discusses the concept of hisba. The leaders of the Gama´at admitted that hisba was...
Date of source: Saturday, January 5, 2002 to Friday, January 11, 2002
The US accused the Azhar University of teaching students by using a strict approach that leads to extremist thinking and to the establishment of terrorism. That was why the US asked the Islamic countries to reconsider the approaches they take in religious education. The article gives the comment of...
Date of source: Friday, February 17, 2006
A female Muslim dā‘īya has said in an interview that women should not wear make-up or perfume except inside their homes with their husbands.
Date of source: Sunday, January 29, 2006
Professor of Literature, Dr. Ahmad ‘Abd al-Hayy, criticizes the use of microphones and amplifiers by many mosque imāms during Friday sermons and loud prayers.
Date of source: Saturday, December 24, 2005 to Friday, December 30, 2005
Qutb’s ideology was the driving force for many Islamic groups, some of whom, such as al-Takfīr Wa al-Hijra, have gone to extremes.
Date of source: Thursday, December 1, 2005
Dr. ‘Ammār ‘Alī Hasan argues that Muslim dā‘iyas, often seen on satellite television channels, are increasingly seen in the West as representatives of true Islam, and that they must address important issues facing Muslims.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 15, 2005
A year after the murder of Theo Van Gogh, the Dutch director of the controversial film Submission, German academic, Hans-Peter Raddatz has received a death threat from Islamists.
Date of source: Thursday, November 10, 2005
Mulhim al-‘Isawī examines the phenomenon of modern Islamic preachers whom, he states, can be paid to give private religion lessons, or to lead prayers in customers’ houses.
Date of source: Sunday, October 23, 2005
Reform of Islamic thought has been a topic for discussion ever since it the idea was initiated by Shaykh Muhammad ‘Abduh and Shaykh Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī back in the 19th century.
Date of source: Saturday, October 15, 2005 to Friday, October 21, 2005
Dr. Ahmad Shawqī al-Fanjarī argues that Islam does not impose the niqāb on women.