Date of source: Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Khālid Ahmad al-Tarrāh describes the symposium on terrorism and extremism which linked terrorist acts extremism to poverty, unemployment, political struggle and the widening socio-economic gap.
Date of source: Sunday, September 25, 2005
Radical Islamists have not only settled for censorship in their fight against intellectuals, but have issued fatwas, sentencing to death thinkers with whom they disagree. Intellectuals across the Muslim world have been attacked or assassinated in accordance with these fatwas.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Jamāl As‘ad argues that Copts have long been treated as a foreign community in Egypt and that Amercain Copts are fuelling sectarian tensions in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, October 2, 2005
A decisive confrontation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States over minorities’ religious rights is in the cards, but a recent decision to postpone sanctions shows the impact of oil prices on U.S. policy.
Date of source: Saturday, November 13, 2004
In previous issues I have focused on the “must-know religious information” and the consequent do’s and don’ts which if violated would, according to jurisprudential conditions, lead to apostasy, punishable by death if attempts to secure repentance ended up in failure.
We have learnt that this rule...
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2004
The Ibn Khaldoun Center has issued a press release attacking the Azhar and its Grand Imam as the head of the most powerful religious institution in the Muslim world.
The brazen release came in direct response to statements made by Sheikh Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi in the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Rai Al-...
Date of source: Saturday, September 18, 2004
Hisba [Refers to the right of a Muslim to defend public morality. Suing on behalf of religion] Takfir lawsuits [i.e. lawsuits in which the complainant accuse other of unbelief] spread on a wide-scale in Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan and Lebanon. The most famous lawsuits among these were filed against Dr....
Date of source: Wednesday, June 1, 2005
This insider view about the Muslim Brotherhood’s game of interests comes from their lawyer’s book and his experiences with them. In his account, Muntasir al-Zayyāt believes that President Sādāt released the imprisoned Brotherhood members and allowed them to the political space to counterbalance the...
Date of source: Monday, July 8, 2002
It is said a Muslim is not an apostate unless his heart inclines towards another religion. Because what is in one’s heart is known only to God, there must be conclusive external evidences to consider a Muslim an apostate. The article highlights these evidences and shows that death is the punishment...
Date of source: Friday, July 19, 2002
The article gives a brief overview of some extremist books banned by the Azhar - which shows the role of the Azhar in resisting extremism. Some of these books formed a major reference for the Gama’at Al-Islamiya and Takfir groups [that accuse people of apostasy from Islam].