Date of source: Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Many books and
articles have been written about Sayyid Qutb, not because he contributed to enriching the Salafist way of thinking, but
rather because he, despite his foggy vision, influenced all religious extremist movements.
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: 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, 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: 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.
Date of source: Saturday, December 8, 2001 to Friday, December 14, 2001
Knowledge is essential to understand religion and religion is useless without it. Most Muslims do not pay much attention to this fact. Islam is a simple religion and therefore it is the religion of the world and humanity. If people stay simple they will find themselves part of the world and...
Date of source: Friday, November 30, 2001
The basis of the Qur’anic discourse is that any religious ruling or opinion should be accompanied with evidences. A language should be used that attracts people and does not offend unbelievers. This is the basis for the comment on a fatwa issued by the Permanent Committee for Scientific Researches...
Date of source: Sunday, November 25, 2001
Freedom is the core of the Shari’a [Islamic law]. If freedom came to be applied, illegality would disappear and Islamists would be the first ones to benefit from its application. How good would it be if Islamists reached the seat of authority through freedom! It never happened before in any...