Date of source: Sunday, March 13, 2005
The basic premise form which this article proceeds is that the Copts are (or should be) genuine Egyptian citizens, that is, first – calls citizens. Egypt is their county; they are not living here by the grace of others but are full entitled to enjoy the status and rights of nationhood, as full...
Date of source: Monday, March 14, 2005
A once-Christian woman named Amīra converted to Islam and married a Muslim young man, ‘Alī, against her family’s wishes. However, the recent incidents and the State’s on-the-spot response to Copts’ demands have given her family courage to kidnap her.
Date of source: Friday, February 11, 2005
In a meeting with a delegation from the Egyptian-German Dialogue committee, Minster of Endowments [Awqāf], Dr. Muhammad Hamdī Zaqzouq, contended that terrorism is an international phenomenon that has nothing to do with religion.
Date of source: Saturday, February 12, 2005
With the death of Prophet Muhammad and Abu Bakr’s hold on the caliphate, Islam simply served as a pretext for the ruler and his decisions and then as a pretext for the clerics serving the rulers. This has blinded Muslims’ understanding of the role of political opposition within their religion.
Date of source: Friday, February 11, 2005
Love is the most sublime of all human feelings. Islam has urged people to love each other and has made the love of God and his Prophet [Muhammad] a safe shelter for all people in the society. Fourteen centuries ago, Islam taught human beings how to love and respect each other regardless of religion...
Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2005
Islamic efforts should focus on building constructive dialogue with the West. They should also aim at building bridges with civilizations of the far East, which also have strained relationships with the West.
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2005
Are we underdeveloped in knowledge and civilization or in religion? Men of religion will answer the lack of faith among Muslim youth is the reason. What they are missing that they are primarily responsible for that underdevelopment throughout the history of Islam.
Date of source: Friday, December 28, 2001
Christianity Today published a cover page article of Cornelis Hulsman about the Coptic Orthodox tradition of the Flight to Egypt. The article is presented in this issue of the RNSAW with permission of Christianity Today. You will find here the text before it was edited by Christianity Today. It is...
Date of source: Saturday, December 22, 2001 to Friday, December 28, 2001
Reforming the religious discourse is a must. Reforming Islamic jurisprudence requires interpretation based on reason not the text, and modernization not traditional ways, so that jurisprudents and Islamic scholars can find in Islam new rules and modern principles to motivate the reason and inspire...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 12, 2001
The article raises the question of whether the collapse of Taliban means the end for the Islamic groups. It also speaks about the need for a modern Islamic project that gathers together all Muslims in order to present a bright picture of Islam.