Date of source: Monday, February 20, 2012
Dutch scholar Johannes Jansen contributed an essay – ‘The Religious Roots of Muslim Violence’ – to a 2011 anthology entitled, ‘Terrorism: Ideology, Law, and Policy’. In it he makes the case that violence and terrorism are part and parcel of the Islamic religion, traceable to its root sources at...
Date of source: Saturday, January 21, 2012
Salafi politics has taken Egypt by storm. This has surprised many commentators who underestimated their base of thought and non-political nature. For others, it has been a validation of years of Salafi work in mosques and surrounding communities to preach Islam and help the poor.
As an aid to...
Date of source: Saturday, December 10, 2011
News is almost never as it appears. On December 1st I went with investigative researcher and former lieutenant with the Egyptian coastal security Intelligence Rā’id al-Sharqāwī to Tahrīr square. The square is currently blocked for traffic by perhaps 2,000 demonstrators asking people wanting to...
Date of source: Sunday, August 28, 2011
Last Sunday, Pope Shenouda III inaugurated the first Coptic Orthodox Church in Hungary, in Budapest’s eighteenth district. The Pope presided over an evening service ceremony during which he anointed and consecrated the altar and the icons of the church which was named for the Holy Virgin and the...
Date of source: Thursday, June 30, 2011
Former enemies in a bitter sectarian conflict, Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye now work together for peace between their respective Muslim and Christian communities in Nigeria. They recently held a pair of peacebuilding workshops in Cairo hosted by CAWU....
There is a full-text...
Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2011
The following is a listing of articles that fit the AWR Selection Criteria, but have not been translated:
Headline: Wafd Party Enters Presidential Elections with Coptic Candidate Source: Al-Jumhūrīyah Page: 1 Author: Safwat ‘Umrān Keywords: Wafd political party, 2011 presidential elections...
Date of source: Sunday, January 9, 2011
As southern Sudan prepares to vote this week on a possible secession from the north, Sunnī Khālid says that the African-American community is also divided on the issue...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
‘Imād Husayn of Al-Shurūq calls on Egypt’s Christians not to clash with Muslims after the Alexandria bombing, as it hurts Muslims and Christians alike. He also condemns Christians who deal with the crisis in a violent manner.
‘Alī al-Sulāmī of Al-Wafd wonders if certain governmental officials...
Date of source: Monday, December 27, 2010
In this Egyptian Gazette article, Manāl ‘Abd al-‘Azīz questions whether Sudanese president ‘Umar al-Bashīr is seeking to unite or divide the nation of Sudan by threatening to apply Islamic Sharī‘ah law if South Sudan carries through with its plan to separate from the North.
‘Abd al-Azīz says that...
Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
Headline: Pope Shenouda Visits Catholic Church for Congratulations Source: al-Ahrām Page: 1 Author: Not mentioned Keywords: Pope Shenouda III, Coptic Catholic Church
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Headline: First Conference for Opposing Brotherhood Next Week: A Stream to Restrict General...