Date of source: Saturday, October 7, 2006
It is
an unfair offense what the pope said about Islam being spread
by force. Islamic history is full of examples
of the liberty and respect by which Muslim leaders treated newly
conquered cities, at a time when the
Byzantine Empire had no rules for fighting and killing.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 13, 1997
Those who build
churches and mosques build
them for God. God dwells in the mosque and the church. Egyptians have lived for
thousands of years in one country.
Many religions have been in Egypt. Even during pagan times, not one
religion dominated, neither were there
religious fights. There...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 10, 1997
The Sheikh of the Azhar has sent a letter to the Shiaa
conference in London
trying to bridge the divide between Sunnis and Shiites, while not stirring up anger from
Sunnis, in
particularly the Azhar Scholar’s Front.
Date of source: Monday, August 18, 1997
Subtitle:(1) The
Hamayouni law, inherited from the Ottomans, is unconstitutional(2)
Cancelling the restrictions does not
stop the country from organizing building the places of worshipping and
repairing them, according to the real needs
of Muslims and ChristiansDr. Hesham Ali Sadek discusses...
Date of source: Friday, June 20, 1997
Subtitle: The permanent committee for research gives a fatwa (religious decision)!Religious leaders in Saudi Arabia oppose plans to stimulate the unity between Islam, Judaism and Christianity, by building a mosque, church and synagogue in public places and printing the Qur’an, Old and New Testament...
Date of source: Friday, June 13, 1997
The article gives an Islamic view on the history of the Arab conquering of Christian
Egypt.
The article ends of views of different leading Muslims on the Hamayouni Law, the law regulating the
building of
churches.
Date of source: Sunday, August 13, 2006
The author writes about the ongoing Islamization of Egypt. In this article he describes the historical Arabization of Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 26, 2006
The author criticizes calls made by Islamic writer Dr. Muhammad ‘Umāra for the return of an Islamic caliphate under the Muslim Brotherhood. He cites opinions by some scholars who argue that the caliphate belongs only to the history books and can never be applied in contemporary times.
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
The planned screening of The Da Vinci Code in Egypt has been
met with strong opposition from church leaders. Arguing that “forbidden fruit is sweet,” Hānī
Labīb believes that the ban on the movie will encourage more people to see the movie.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Muslim
scholars as well as the public follow the teachings of al-
Salaf whether right or wrong without
thinking - even if they are inconsistent with their interests or
contradict with the Qur’ān and the
Sunna which led to a mental inertia and moral
corruption.