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A group of Arab intellectuals intend to bring suit against Muslim sheikhs notorious for their instigating of violence fatwas with the accusation of encouraging terrorism. 3000 Arab and Muslim intellectuals from Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Syria, Tunisia and the Gulf signed a memorandum for this purpose....
Sadly one has to admit that the most prevailing phenomenon in the Arab world today is the adoption of violence and hatred as a common culture. Unlike in the 1940s and the following three decades, where Arab societies were more attracted to such values as peace, tolerance, and innovation and more...
I wish that you can offer me a contemporarily definition of the word “ Jihad,” that doesn’t contradict with Shari’a and meanwhile, takes the current state of affairs into consideration, so that the Egyptians would lead a better life. There are sheikhs who stir up frictions and add fuel to the fire...
Israeli rabbis released a religious fatwa allowing the killing of Palestinian civilians under the pretext that there is no difference between Palestinian suicide bombers and defenseless citizens. In their fatwa, the rabbis stressed the necessity of pursuing the killing [of Palestinians] as quickly...
The fatwa issued by Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi, head of the Union of Muslim Scholars, regarding the duty of killing and kidnapping American civilians in Iraq – considering them to be invaders – caused strong disagreement among the Azharite scholars, each with his own evidence based on Islamic law.
Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi, head of the World Islamic Council for Fatwa stated that killing American civilians in Iraq is halal [lawful according to Islamic Shari’a]. Sheikh Al-Qaradawi explained that American military men and civilians invaded Iraq to occupy it and exploit its wealth. In order to...
The World Islamic Council condemned the kidnapping of civilian hostages in Iraq in a statement released yesterday. Answering suggestions that the kidnapping of two French journalists was a reaction to France’s position on the question of the hijab [Islamic veil or head cover], the statement said: “...
Henry Laurens is on his way to take the place of Jack Perck [name is transliterated from Arabic original, we do not know whether the spelling of his name is correct], and Louis Masignon in the specialization and analysis of Arab issues. This young researcher, who is not yet fifty, was recently...
I have no idea if the homicide and suicide concepts exit in Islam, or if it is a new fatwa issued by the Jihād jurisprudents, assuming that God is on their side, but suicide in other cultures would be committed to get a better life, but in the Jihādist point of view, you have to kill others and...
Ahmad Kamāl Abu al-Majd, deputy chairman of the National Council for Human Rights and former minister of information said in an interview that the reality of our Muslim nation is degrading due to the split, confusion and failure to show the true image of Islam to the outside world.

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