Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005
After the July 7 London bombings, Ahmad Ridā attempts to respond to the issues raised about the attitudes, culture, and living conditions of Muslims in Britain.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Many people speak about the political ‘injustice’ that many Muslims detect in the policies of the West. It is this sense of injustice that encouraged the Turkish terrorist Sokarra, who dated girls, and drank alcohol, to join the al-Qācīda camps. Yet this shallow explanation of the phenomenon of...
Date of source: Friday, August 12, 2005
Most people would find the question, “what is terrorism?”, extremely strange, particularly after the recent atrocities worldwide. Moreover, we all know what terrorism is, because we have either suffered from it directly, or via the mass media.
Date of source: Sunday, August 14, 2005
It has become evident that the lack of a clear-cut definition of terrorism has been a key reason for the failure of the US-led ‘’War on Terror’. The lack of precise definition means that the war has constantly just expanded to include often unrelated phenomena, areas and states.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 27, 2005
The attacks and hostilities against Islam have manipulated the rhetoric and agenda of the third conference of the Islamic Sharīʿa Forum in the United States, which was held in the state of Sokto, Nigeria.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Militarized Islamist fundamentalism, or what is now known as al-Qācida, is responsible for all this death and destruction. They were responsible for the 9/11 attacks and the bombings of the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar el Salaam in 1998, which killed more than 200 people, mostly civilians.
Date of source: Monday, July 25, 2005
It is high time that a fatwa was issued judging Usāma Bin Lādin and his disciples non-Muslims. We actually need a spate of counter-fatwas to confirm that Islam condemns violence against the innocent.
Date of source: Sunday, July 3, 2005
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer of Turkey has vetoed an amendment to the country’s new penal code that would reduce penalties for teaching unauthorized courses on the Koran.
Date of source: Thursday, June 16, 2005
Shaykh Fawzī al-Zifzāf, head of the Azhar’s Permanent Committee for Dialogue with the Monotheistic Religions, assured that dialogue is crucial between religions since it protects the nation against misunderstanding.
Date of source: Monday, December 6, 2004
Based on the group’s self-view as the only genuine Islamic group as well as their renunciation and disavowal of other groups, some intellectuals are accusing the Muslim Brotherhood of pursuing a Machiavellian approach just to maintain a prominent place in the media and popular circles