Date of source: Sunday, October 3, 2004
Arab Christians are trapped between the hammer of terrorists groups and extremists, and the anvil of fanatic governments that skillfully manipulate the issue of religious radicalism for their own benefit [Editor: what governments does Magdi Khalil refer to?], while reinforcing religious, ethnic and...
Date of source: Saturday, June 11, 2005
When I used to listen to the Friday sermons some 30 years ago, it was obvious to me that the preachers combined Hanafite-Shaf‘ite teaching. Egypt was characterized by Hanafite teaching at the official level and Shāf‘ite at the popular level.
Date of source: Sunday, June 12, 2005
The current winds of change in the Middle East is a welcome whiff of fresh air in the region, but the hasty promotion of democracy, could plunge the region deeper into the “dark side”, bringing the Moslem Brotherhood to power in Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and elsewhere. While some in Washington are...
Date of source: Sunday, May 29, 2005
The whole thing about the building of churches still involves unfair and illogical aspects, but a number of Copts are now showing a degree of fanaticism.
Date of source: Monday, December 16, 2002
Tareq Heggi responds to Safinaz Kazim’s criticism, including the insulting and common language she uses. He believes she ignores the core of his message and makes comments that are not to the point.
Date of source: Monday, December 16, 2002
The author criticizes some of the points Tareq Heqi brings up in his letter. She disagrees with him that Copts are the original inhabitants of Egypt and that Arabs existence in Andalus [Spain] was no more than the French occupation of Algeria. She criticizes him for supporting America’s attacks on...
Date of source: Thursday, October 31, 2002
The Al-Ahram Weekly provided an article giving the background of the Arab Though Institute Tareq Heggi had been asked to join.
Date of source: Monday, December 9, 2002
The text of a letter from intellectual Tareq Heggi to Saudi Prince Khaled Al-Faysel. Heggi criticizes Wahhabism and argues that he cannot be a member of the Arab Thought Institute because his thoughts are different from the thoughts of most of its members.
Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2002
The article covers “letters to the editor” commenting on Tareq Heggi’s article "Muslims brought forth a dark sect which is Wahhabism" and Safinaz Kazim’s article "Watch it...Get out of the way, Tareq Heggi is thinking."
Date of source: Saturday, May 7, 2005
Summarizing in 13 points the Islamists thoughts.