Challenges — new and old.By Bat Yeor The dhimmi mentality cannot be easily defined and described. An endless variety of reactions has been provoked by the evolving historical situations in the civilization of dhimmitude, which spans three continents and close to fourteen centuries. Generally speaking, dhimmi populations can be described as oscillating between alienation and submission and, at the other extreme, a self-perception of spiritual freedom.
يقول ت. إس إليوت فى لقطة عبقريةأى بعد كل هذه المعرفة، أى «غفران»؟ after Such Knowledge,what Forgiveness?
تداعت إلى هذه المقولة بعد اطلاعى على مقال فى «الأهرام» بتاريخ 16/6/2006، عنوانها «وأحل الله البيع، وحرم الربا» كتبه د. زغلول النجار، مشيدا فيها بدور الإسلام فى محاربة آفة الربا. وهذا لا شك دوره كداعية ومحلل إسلامى فى تبيان المناطق المنيرة فى الدين الذى يدعو إليه.لكن الدور الذى تطوع به غير مشكور دون قصد منه، «أم تراه عن قصد؟»
Europe faces a "very real" and "persistent" threat from terrorism
The whole of Europe faces a "very real" and "persistent" threat from terrorism, the home secretary, John Reid, warned today, as an EU commissioner called for a crackdown on extremist websites. Mr Reid warned that the threat was "not unique to the UK" and required a consistent approach to tackle the threat across Europe.
مع اقتراب نهاية مدة الرئاسة الحالية للرئيس المصري حسني مبارك واقترابنا من فترة رئاسة جديدة وارتفاع أصوات مطالبة بالإصلاح السياسي والاقتصادي لا يستطيع المرء إلا أن يلحظ الغياب الواضح لأي قوى سياسية مؤثرة من الساحة السياسية في مصر بخلاف الوجود الملحوظ للتيار الإسلامي المتعصب الذي سيطر علي مقدرات الأمور في مصر علي مدى العقود الثلاثة الماضية.
لا يستطيع أحد أن ينكر أن الإعلام الإسلامي و التعليم الإسلامي والاقتصاد الإسلامي الخ،
استشهاد الجندي هاني صاروفيم وانتشار فيروس اضطهاد الأقباط في صفوف الجيش المصري
{mosimage}This young constcriopt was killed while serving in the army. His family complainm that his killing was due to religious persecution in his army unit. the full story in Arabic from Copts-United web site. More
In his latest Video interview on 27th July 2006, Ayman Al-Zawahri, the second in command of AlQaeda has warned in a video statement that those backing attacks on Muslims in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip will be made to pay.
US Muslim critisize Bush for calling them "Fascist"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Muslim groups criticized President Bush on Thursday for calling a foiled plot to blow up airplanes part of a "war with Islamic fascists," sayingthe term could inflame anti-Muslim tensions. Read more
Self-designated imam Arafat Mahmoud, far center, leads an Islamic prayer as Hakimi Abd Elfattah, left, and other prisoners pray in a jail cell in the Bollate prison, on the outskirts of Milan
By Jennifer CarlileMILAN, Italy —"In prison you only think about waking up, cleaning your cell, and praying," said a Moroccan inmate serving time in a prison on the outskirts of this city. During a recent visit to the Bollate prison, 25-year-old Hakimi Abd Elfattah said he was a non-observant Muslim before being incarcerated, but "there's nothing to do in here, so I learn a little of the Quran
The Psalmist wrote,”Blessed is the Lord who has shown the wonders of his love in a besieged city.” (Psalm 31) Indeed the Christians of the Middle East are besieged, but in gatherings such as this one begins to see what the psalmist had in mind.
The conflict in the Middle East, as well as others involving Muslim extremists, revolve around "modernization within Islam" and whether the Western system of values can "beat theirs," British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in a speech Tuesday.
The whole of Europe faces a "very real" and "persistent" threat from terrorism, the home secretary, John Reid, warned today, as an EU commissioner called for a crackdown on extremist websites. Mr Reid warned that the threat was "not unique to the UK" and required a consistent approach to tackle the threat across Europe. 
Self-designated imam Arafat Mahmoud, far center, leads an Islamic prayer as Hakimi Abd Elfattah, left, and other prisoners pray in a jail cell in the Bollate prison, on the outskirts of Milan