Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
A controversial book is released during the Christmas period denouncing Christians as apostates who can legitimately be killed.
Date of source: Friday, October 20, 2006
Father
Giuseppe Scattolin, a professor of Islamic mysticism at the Faculty of
Religious Studies of the Rome-based
Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi ed’Islamistica (P.I.S.A.I.)
[Reviewer: Pontifical Institute for Arab and
Islamic Studies] speaks to al-Wafd about his interest in
Islamic Sūfism...
Date of source: Saturday, October 14, 2006
Najīb Mahfūz’s novels are full of religious symbols. Many religious notions
have become moral ones through time, language and social traditions.
Date of source: Friday, August 11, 2006
In a life where materialism and corruption are
increasing dramatically we need Sufism to tame our
souls and get back to God.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 26, 2006
The author writes about Sūfism,
asserting that claims that it is responsible for Muslims’ backwardness are untrue.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Ākhir Sā‘a reports on the spread of Sufism in Europe, particularly
in Austria, noting that many Europeans believe Sufism is the heart of Islam and the way to get rid of
terrorism.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 27, 2006
The administrative judiciary’s refusal to file the lawsuit establishing the
“Al-Safawīyya Al-Naqshabandīyya” provoked controversy.
Date of source: Monday, June 19, 2006
Ahmad Abu
al-Hassan presents Colonel Qadhāfī as the leader of the new war between
the Sufist and the
Salafist movements. Qadhāfī’s war is one in which all possible
weapons are to be employed.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Husām Tammām investigates the phenomenon of new preachers and Sufism in Sudan portraying their rites and what he calls “Modern Sufism.”
Date of source: Monday, June 2, 2003
Sout Al-Umma devotes a special file to the status and thoughts of Sufis in Egypt.