Date of source: Wednesday, March 19, 2003
The Middle East Research Center, at Ain Shams University, organized a seminar titled "Islam and Christianity together facing the claims of the West." The seminar discussed the West’s perception of Islam, especially after September 11.
Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 2004
Muslims have many difficulties with modernity perhaps because Muslims believe that they should not achieve anything but should receive the achievements of others. This is a feature of the simple Bedouin life where the Bedouin does not work and waits for the work of nature, like rain or eruption of...
Date of source: Saturday, August 21, 2004
Today, we will discuss the factors affecting this loss of trust between the Islamic world and the West and the obstacles to restoring this lost trust. We cannot say that trust between the West and the Islamic world has vanished completely but it was very negatively affected by the following factors...
Date of source: Monday, December 11, 2006
The author comments on Pope Benedicts XVI’s controversial statement while making extreme statements about the nature of Islam.
Date of source: Monday, December 25, 2006
The article reports on the international conference about "cultural
common grounds" that was held at Cairo University
Date of source: Wednesday, November 15, 2006
The author draws a picture
about the development of the concept of citizenship since it
originated until its present state, asserting
that it has consistently been changing depending on historical, political and
economical needs.
Date of source: Monday, September 25, 2000
Al-Usbua published a file opposing Saad Eddin Ibrahim’s plans to monitor the coming elections under the title "No to dubious supervision. No to interference in Egypt’s affairs."
Date of source: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
The author argues that supporters of globalization do not take seriously the Islamic concept of economy and society because there is no evaluation or systematic Islamic criticism of this phenomenon. Thus modern Islamic thought should draw on contemporary critical theory to develop new ways of...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Rev. Andre Zakī discusses the effectiveness of intercultural and interfaith dialogue and weighs their pros and cons.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The author discusses what he describes as an anti-Islam campaign in the West, for which, he says, Muslims are partly to be blamed. He noted that Muslims and Arabs have changed their perceptions about Europe after successive clashes and attacks on its teaching in several European countries.