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‘Not a revealed religion and nobody could set himself up to be its defender’ - The construction of the arguments against Egyptian Bahāʾīs
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Writing in 1999 for al-Usbūʿ newspaper, Hānī Zayyāt and Muṣṭafā Sulaymān expressed the
22. The Baha'i faith in Egypt; history and reality
Date of source: Monday, May 19, 2008
Al-Ahrār has published a special series of articles about the Bahā'ī faith in Egypt. The articles covered the history and origins of the Bahā'ī faith in Iran and also its development in Egypt.
16. Leaders of the Salafi Islamic movements assign themselves the title ’imam’...and deceive their followers by proclaiming themselves “the awaited Mahdi”
Date of source: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
The author reviews the concept of “the awaited Mahdī” that has been widely adopted by spiritual leaders of various Islamic movements as a way to have power over their members.
29. A report to the general prosecutor against the minister of information, the shaykh of the Azhar, and the mufti of the state for allowing a satellite channel to spread ideas of the Mirza Ghulam denomination that impugns Islam and attempts to recrui
Date of source: Monday, February 18, 2008
An opposition leader has reported against the minister of information, the shaykh of the Azhar, and the muftī for letting an Ahmadiyyah TV channel to be broadcast via Egypt’s official satellite Nile Sat.
32. Ahmadinejad... Prophesied Mahdi in an Iranian movie about Christ
Date of source: Monday, January 28, 2008
The article discusses a new Iranian film that will depict the life of Christ from an Islamic perspective. The film is entitled ’God’s spirit,’ and is considered to be an Islamic response to Mel Gibson’s ’Passion of the Christ.’
9. War and Religion
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The war on Iraq has ended. However, the role religion plays in it is still questioned. Some authors believe it cannot be viewed outside a religious framework and others warn against the danger of associating it with religion.
41. Baha’i faith between truth and falsehoods
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
Two weeks ago, al-Fajr published a letter sent in by a Bahā’ī reader, who discussed in detail the principles of the Bahā’ī faith. In its issue of June 19, 2006, al-Fajr publishes two more letters sent in by Muslim readers responding to what they described as falsehoods contained in the...
2. Speaking Out; ‘Who Is My Neighbor’ in the Lebanon-Israel Conflict? Further reflections from the academic dean of the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Lebanon.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Martin Accad argues that there are many misunderstandings about certain realities in the Middle East, the first of which has to do with the use of the term "terrorist." He also discusses apocalyptic forms of Islam and Christianity, and how people can help the situation.
21. Islam respects religious freedom. Why then does it kill apostates and prohibit women from marrying non-Muslims?
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.
29. The decision of the Egyptian TV to stop a program titled "Ro´a” [Revelations] on a recommendation from the Azhar arouses much debate
Date of source: Tuesday, March 18, 2003
The author believes that there is no convincing reason for stopping the TV program "Ro´a” [Revelations] which hosts Muslim scholars and psychiatrists to interpret dreams. The program is said to have prompted the imminent coming of the Awaited Mahdi.

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