Date of source: Monday, January 15, 2007
In a series of articles, entitled, ‘The Perils of a Religious State,’ Jābir ‘Aṣfūr, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Culture, examines the first calls for the establishment of a religious state and warns of its dangers.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 10, 2007
The writer objects to and criticizes the Fatwá issued by the previous Egyptian Muftī Dr. Naṣr Farīd Wāṣil which proclaimed Ṣaddām Ḥussayn a martyr because of his persecution by the Americans.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 9, 2007
The author reviews three books on Islamic studies.
Date of source: Monday, December 25, 2006
Head of the U.S. Coptic Association, Michael
Munīr, changes his political discourse and calls on the necessity to work in Egypt which raised a
strong
disagreement between him and expatriate Copts.
Date of source: Sunday, December 24, 2006
The author discusses the conference held in Iran to deny the Holocaust, and wonders
why there is no conference being organized to counter these accusations.
Date of source: Thursday, December 21, 2006
In this article the
author condemns the denial made by several Arab and Muslim intellectuals of the
Holocaust, referring to the
conference that took place in Tehran in this regard.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 26, 2006
The
article reports on the activities of a youth gathering entitled, ‘Creation and
Religions as Sources of
Unity’ that took place between November 30 and December 2 in Aleppo, Syria.
Date of source: Saturday, December 23, 2006
The author opposes a party or a state based on religion, and uses Iraq as an example of a country cursed by religious state and parties.
Date of source: Monday, December 18, 2006
The article gives a brief review of the Bahā’īs’
‘Most Holy
Book,’ which they believe was revealed by God to their prophet Bahā’ Allāh.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Umnīyah al-Najjār
writes
about a controversial conference that was recently held in Tehran on the Holocaust.