Date of source: Thursday, October 5, 2006
For the third week, Pope Benedict’s controversial remarks on Islam and
the Prophet
Muhammad have made headlines in Egyptian national and independent newspapers. A number of Muslim
intellectuals devoted their columns to refute claims about the spread of Islam by the sword. Some Muslim
scholars...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Egyptian newspapers present mixed reactions to Pope Benedict’s "apology" for comments he made earlier
this
month on Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. In light of the already tense atmosphere in the Muslim world,
a Berlin
opera company canceled Mozart’s ’Idomeneo’ for fear of protest over...
Date of source: Saturday, September 9, 2006 to Friday, September 15, 2006
The recent campaign of detaining a number of Muslim Brotherhood members has raised many
questions about the
possibility of arresting the Supreme Guide of the group, Muhammad Mahdī
‘Ākif, on charges
of endangering national security and inciting the public against the
government.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Muhammad Shibl calls for the
necessity to
differentiate between the Qur’ān and prophetic hadīth in order to
correct
the image of Islam in the West.
Date of source: Thursday, August 24, 2006
Mursī
‘Attallah defends Islam as a religion of peace, not terrorism and racism.
Date of source: Saturday, September 30, 2006
Drs Hulsman analyses the lecture of Pope Benedict, noting that the text showed that his lecture was unfortunate but the translation made it even worse. The report notes several translation mistakes from the original German text to English. The Arabic texts were then translations of the English....
Date of source: Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Dr Hulsman analyses the lecture of Pope Benedict, noting that the text showed that his lecture was unfortunate but the translation made it even worse. The report notes several translation mistakes from the original German text to English. The Arabic texts were then translations of the English....
Date of source: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Islamic thinker Jamāl al-Bannā said in this interview with Ākhir Sā‘a magazine that there is nothing in Islam called hadd al-ridda, which he deems as harmful to the tolerance and freedom of Islam, asserting that keeping the power of thought defunct will have unfavorable results.
Date of source: Thursday, May 25, 2006
Islam
respects all other divine religions, even at the time it is being attacked and offended. True Muslims are
those who
believe in other religions and messengers.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
In an
interview with October
magazine, the general director of the Religious Guidance Department at the
Ministry of Awqāf
[Endowments], Dr. Sālim ‘Abd al-Jalīl speaks out on Islam’s
position on religious
freedom.